Particle characterization is the process of measuring various properties of particles, such as size, shape, surface area, or other physical or chemical properties. Characterization is done using a ...

The Pi Mobile In-Process system is a state-of-the-art dynamic image analyzer incorporated into its analysis module and a portable battery-operated control unit on a tether. This system is perfect for ...

Physicists are exploring whether hidden dimensions and the shape of space could help explain why fundamental particles have ...

Electrons (blue) orbit the nucleus of an atom in this schematic The most accurate measurement yet of the shape of the electron has shown it to be almost perfectly spherical. Electrons are ...

According to the researchers, the shape-shifting ‘active particles’ could potentially function as microrobots for targeted ...

The electron, against predictions, appears to be perfectly round, raising questions about one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. An electron's shape refers to that of the cloud of ...

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