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Physics

Electron physics

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Can an Electron Explain the Origin of the Universe? — Nobel Laureate Eric Cornell along with his PhD students Patricia Héctor Hernández and Sun Yool Park take us on a journey from the big bang to present day research on an electron's electric dipole moment (eEDM) to try and explain one of life's biggest questions: how did we get here?

News and Updates

NIST Researchers Probe the Mass of the Electron Neutrino

All In One: NIST Develops Single Device to Realize Electrical Standards

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NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscope

Sun Park wears safety glasses as she adjusts wiring and equipment in the lab.

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.

Samuel Márquez Gonzalez leans forward to look through a microscope in the lab.

From Pokémon to Physics: My Journey of Perseverance Into Research

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Top 7 NIST Visuals of 2019

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Unboxing a New Spin-Triplet Superconductor

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