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Electrons have potential for mutual attraction

Nanotube system overcomes natural repulsion in possible step toward advanced superconductors

electrons illustration

ELECTRONS ATTRACT Although electrons normally repel one another, a new study shows that two electrons (green in this illustration) can attract, thanks to their repulsion from other electrons (purple).

Avishai Benyamini and the graphics unit in Weizmann Institute

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

Standoffish electrons typically keep one another at arm’s length, repelling their neighbors.