electron microscope
noun
: an electron-optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a minute object
electron microscopist
noun
electron microscopy
noun
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The research team examined the molar with a micro-CT scan and a scanning electron microscope.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 May 2026
But finding those potential biosignatures would require bringing a sample back to Earth to examine with an electron microscope.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Once researchers began looking more carefully, differences between feroxa and defilippii started to emerge — but only under a scanning electron microscope.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Instead, it can only be viewed using an electron microscope.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 May 2026
But finding those potential biosignatures would require bringing a sample back to Earth to examine with an electron microscope.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Once researchers began looking more carefully, differences between feroxa and defilippii started to emerge — but only under a scanning electron microscope.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Instead, it can only be viewed using an electron microscope.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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