Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

A new analysis reveals what happens when very short or narrow electron beams encounter a particle. The research is published ...

A beam of electrons crossed just a few millimeters of plasma, then helped trigger an effect that usually belongs to massive ...

There has been considerable debate among physicists over the last 15 years about conflicting measurements of the charge ...

Using high-intensity lasers, researchers have taken an important step toward miniaturization of particle accelerators by ...

Electron beams (cyan haze in top left) are routinely used to determine the molecular structures of biomolecules in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s pretty hard to imagine a world without electrons. With no electrons, there would be no TV, no radio, no internet. No ...

Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help ...

A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here ...