electrons
This Alien Landscape is Actually a Microscopic View of an Atomic Clock
Navigation satellites couldn't accomplish anything without extremely accurate clocks. But a regular clock won't do. Only atomic clocks are accurate…
Electrons Can Get Accelerated to Nearly the Speed of Light As They Interact With the Earth’s Magnetosphere
Electrons serve many purposes in physics. They are used by some particle accelerators and they underpin our modern world in…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 393: The Standard Model – Leptons & Quarks
Physicists are getting a handle on the structure of the Universe, how everything is made of something else. Molecules are…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 392: The Standard Model – Intro
Humans, cars and planets are made of molecules. And molecules are made of atoms. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 378: Rutherford and Atoms
Physicists knew the interior of the atom contained protons, neutrons and electrons, but they didn't understand exactly how they were…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 335: Photoelectric Effect
Pop quiz. How did Einstein win his Nobel prize? Was it for relativity? Nope, Einstein won the Nobel Prize in…
Technicolor Auroras? A Reality Check
I shoot a lot of pictures of the northern lights. Just like the next photographer, I thrill to the striking…
Minute Physics: Real World Telekinesis
How do magnets affect things at a distance? How does the Sun heat our planet from 93 million miles away?…
What Is An Electron
[/caption] What is an electron? Easily put, an electron is a subatomic particle that carries a negative electric charge. There…
What are Electrons
[/caption] If you have heard of electrons you know that they have something to do with electricity and atoms. If…