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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But new scanning electron microscope images that suggest the building-blocks of life originated near Jupiter in our early solar system, rather than from deep space as currently thought, says the imperial college London.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Both meteorites from the study, which Rider-Stokes analyzed with several instruments including an electron microscope, contain olivine and pyroxene, two iron-poor minerals confirmed by MESSENGER to be present on Mercury.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The acquisition of a transmission electron microscope was supported by a United States Department of Defense instrumentation/equipment grant awarded to Merk.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The most informative analyses require having physical samples to poke and prod, shine light at, run through CT scanners and examine under electron microscopes.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Both meteorites from the study, which Rider-Stokes analyzed with several instruments including an electron microscope, contain olivine and pyroxene, two iron-poor minerals confirmed by MESSENGER to be present on Mercury.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The acquisition of a transmission electron microscope was supported by a United States Department of Defense instrumentation/equipment grant awarded to Merk.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The most informative analyses require having physical samples to poke and prod, shine light at, run through CT scanners and examine under electron microscopes.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for electron microscope
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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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