electrons
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Lawbreaking Particles May Point to a Previously Unknown Force in the UniverseScientists aren't yet certain that electrons and their relatives are violating the Standard Model of particle physics, but the evidence is mounting.
By Jesse Dunietz Published
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World's Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Creates Molecular 'Black Hole'The world's most powerful X-ray laser has just created a molecular "black hole" – a molecule with such a strong positive charge that it sucks in electrons from neighboring atoms.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Bright Idea: Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Power CarsBy Jesse Emspak Published
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New Bizarre State of Matter Seems to Split Fundamental ParticlesScientists have created a new state of matter that seems to split electrons.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Missing Electrons in the Atmosphere Possibly FoundThe mysterious disappearance of electrons in the atmosphere could be caused by meteors burning up in the sky, new research suggests.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Weird Reason Plutonium Doesn't Act Like Other MetalsPlutonium is a metal, but it won't stick to a magnet, puzzling scientists for decades. Now researchers may have found this "missing magnetism."
By Jesse Emspak Published
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Inside Look at How Batteries Work (Infographic)Typical batteries are powered by a chemical reaction.
By Karl Tate Published
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Electrons' Split 'Personalities' Help Solve Physics MysteryElectrons have split personalities depending on how many of them are around, suggests new research that may solve a physics mystery about electrical currents in superconductors.
By Jesse Emspak Published
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Beyond the Higgs: 4 Weird Facts About Other BosonsBy Elizabeth Howell Published
