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Electron physics

News and Updates

NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscope

Using an electron beam to image the tiniest of defects and patterns on microchips, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has long been a mainstay of the semiconductor industry. But as the industry continues to miniaturize chip components—essential for computers, implantable drug dispensers, cell phones, and other devices—the demand for ever-more detailed information from SEM images has grown

Profile: Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

Twisted Science: NIST Researchers Find a New Quantum Ruler to Explore Exotic Matter

Why Does Matter Exist? Roundness of Electrons May Hold Clues

Blog Posts

Unlocking Our World’s Earliest Secrets — One Tiny Electron at a Time

Why do we exist? It’s a big question — and one that some of NIST’s early universe detectives are getting closer to answering.

From Pokémon to Physics: My Journey of Perseverance Into Research

Top 7 NIST Visuals of 2019

Unboxing a New Spin-Triplet Superconductor