One might think that physicists know everything about the electron. But the latest measurement of its shape could alter expectations for results at high-energy particle accelerators. See Letter p.493
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Leanhardt, A. A search for electrons that do the twist. Nature 473, 459–460 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/473459a
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