Figure 4: Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) as a probe of local electronic structure and composition. Figure 6: Phase space for operation of a scanning electron microscope at a fixed source ...

F iguring out certain aspects of a material's electron structure can take a lot out of a computer—up to a million CPU hours, in fact. A team of Yale researchers, though, are using a type of ...

These will be arranged as: 2 electrons in the first shell 8 electrons in the second shell 1 electron in the third shellYou can write sodium’s electronic structure with as: 2, 8, 1 The electronic ...

Electron diffraction is a powerful analytical technique used to study the atomic structure of materials. It involves the interaction of a beam of electrons with a crystalline sample, resulting in a ...

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The film provides an introduction to electron microscopy, detailing its historical development and technical mechanisms. It highlights the evolution from light microscopes to electron microscopes, ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, ...

A fundamental understanding of photosynthesis in nature is crucial for applied photosynthesis, which may well prove to play a key role in overcoming some of the greatest challenges that humankind is ...

MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

The intensity of the transmitted electrons at each point creates a high-resolution image that reflects the sample's atomic or molecular structure. STEM is capable of producing images with spatial ...