Scientists have created the world's first nanophotonic electron accelerator, which is small enough to fit on a coin.

When you think of a particle accelerator, you usually think of some giant cyclotron with heavy-duty equipment in a massive mad-science lab. But scientists now believe they can create particle accel… ...

Scientists have successfully activated the world’s smallest particle accelerator, a device as compact as a coin. This breakthrough, which could transform fields ranging from medicine to physics ...

Technology Tiniest particle accelerator is so small it could fit into a pen tip A particle accelerator that measures just 0.2 mm in length uses laser light to accelerate electrons to speeds of a ...

Looking further ahead, though, compact laser-driven particle accelerators could be game-changing for nuclear applications such as accelerator-driven subcritical assemblies. Neutrons produced by ...

Scientists have successfully developed a pocket-sized particle accelerator capable of projecting ultra-short electron beams with laser light at more than 99.99% of the speed of light.

Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research ...

Particle accelerators are best known for colliding matter to probe its make-up, but they are also used for measuring the chemical structure of drugs, treating cancers, and manufacturing silicon ...