# Light-based method enables precise control of ultrafast electron flow in a scanning tunneling microscope

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T08:10:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-based-method-enables-precise-ultrafast.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/light-based-method-enables-precise-control-of-ultrafast-electron-flow--b3d742/

What would it take to watch an electron move through a material? Researchers would need to see individual atoms and capture an electron's motion at incredibly short timescales. A Technion-led team has brought those two capabilities together in a scanning tunneling microscope, using carefully shaped laser pulses to control the direction of electron flow while preserving nanoscale spatial resolution

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