Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. If you were to take any tiny piece of matter in our known Universe and ...

What is the shape of an electron? If you recall pictures from your high school science books, the answer seems quite clear: an electron is a small ball of negative charge that is smaller than an atom.

By the late 1800s, the scientific world was buzzing with questions about electricity and light. Several researchers were ...

“Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.” – Niels Bohr. This seemingly paradoxical statement, which by any measure would appear to provide evidence against the ...

What color are electrons? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Jerzy Michał Pawlak, PhD in High ...

Electrons are still almost perfectly round, a new measurement shows. A more squished shape could hint at the presence of never-before-seen subatomic particles, so the result stymies the search for new ...

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a technique used to observe the features of very small specimens. The technology uses an accelerated beam of electrons, which passes through a very thin ...

E-beam lithography operates on principles similar to photolithography but provides significantly higher resolution. The process begins with coating a substrate with an electron-sensitive resist ...