electron microscope
noun
: an electron-optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a minute object
electron microscopist
noun
electron microscopy
noun
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Here, a tunneling electron microscope image shows a Josephson junction made with alpha-silicon insulator sandwiched between niobium titanium nitrite superconductors, achieving a critical dimension of 210 nanometers.
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Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Scientists then used an electron microscope to image more than 5,000 slices of the tissue, each of which was only around 30 nanometers thick.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Under an electron microscope, the cells finally gave up their secret: viral particles were evident.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Studying his new sample with a powerful electron microscope, Dr. Epstein was able to spot the distinct viral signature of a herpes virus.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Scientists then used an electron microscope to image more than 5,000 slices of the tissue, each of which was only around 30 nanometers thick.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Under an electron microscope, the cells finally gave up their secret: viral particles were evident.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Studying his new sample with a powerful electron microscope, Dr. Epstein was able to spot the distinct viral signature of a herpes virus.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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