(physics) Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.

An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.

(physics) A function of the position and spin of an electron; related to the probability of finding the electron in a specified position

(physics) The absorption of radiation by species having unpaired electrons when placed in a magnetic field that is used spectroscopically to detect and study free radicals

(analytical chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment used coupled to a gas chromatograph for the detection and quantification of very minute amounts halogenated organic compounds.

plural of electron capture detector

plural of electronic car key

An electronic device that serves the purpose of a car key by locking and unlocking a vehicle remotely.

plural of scanning electron microscope

A form of electron microscopy in which the sample is held at a very low temperature