Dr Zhou's method, by contrast, employs a process called electron-field emission.

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In particular, every electron has its own magnetic field aligned with the axis of its spin.

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These are superpositions of ones and zeros and are represented by, for example, the direction of spin (with respect to a magnetic field) of a particle such as an electron.

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The electron would have no mass if it were not for this "substance, " the field made of Higgs particles.

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"The information we have is that the electron microscope testing is not the gold standard, so to speak, of testing in this field, " Muia said during a motions hearing Tuesday in state Supreme Court.

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