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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After this, the team took electron microscope images of each 2D slice, which amounted to a mammoth 1.4 petabytes of data.
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Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
Nowadays eggs can be scanned with electron microscopes and spectrophotometers; they can be genetically sequenced or scraped of their isotopes for carbon dating; they can be scanned and stored and shared in a digital format.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
This was done so that cells would be visible when viewed through an electron microscope, as heavy metals reflect electrons.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
After the sample melted, the scientists looked at changes in the chemistry and minerals under an electron microscope and noted that the graphite had turned into diamond crystals.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
Nowadays eggs can be scanned with electron microscopes and spectrophotometers; they can be genetically sequenced or scraped of their isotopes for carbon dating; they can be scanned and stored and shared in a digital format.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
This was done so that cells would be visible when viewed through an electron microscope, as heavy metals reflect electrons.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
After the sample melted, the scientists looked at changes in the chemistry and minerals under an electron microscope and noted that the graphite had turned into diamond crystals.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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