The term suggests a device for scanning broccoli, but it is utter nonsense. There are scanning electron microscopes and tunnelling electron microscopes, but not vegetative electron microscopes.

Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Semiconductor Materials and Advanced Optics, and R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli District, Taoyuan City 320314 ...

Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”. This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense ...

Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117551, ...

Chief configuration designer for the YF-23, Northrop’s contender for the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition won by Lockheed’s F-22, Cummings continues to be active in ...