Recent advancements in particle acceleration technology have led to the discovery of a new method that promises to ...

The Solar Orbiter mission has split the flood of energetic particles flung out into space from the Sun into two groups, ...

With 85 protons and just 103 neutrons, the atomic nucleus is both the heaviest known to break down this way and the lightest known isotope of the element astatine (At).

Scientists have activated the smallest particle accelerator ever built—a tiny device roughly the size of a coin. This advancement opens new doors for particle acceleration, promising exciting ...

Particle accelerators have gone from niche scientific communities to the mainstream in recent decades, and technology keeps improving.

Accelerator magnets — how do they work? Depending on the number of poles a magnet has, it bends, shapes or shores up the stability of particle beams as they shoot at velocities close to the ...

Scientists could soon develop particle accelerators that can fit into a shoebox, experts say. The project, which is still in its infancy, would rely on lasers, rather than microwaves, to ramp ...

A huge particle accelerator where protons are smashed into each other to produce other exotic particles in order to learn more about our cosmos. Now imagine, something smaller and just as powerful.

Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a cool innovation that could make particle accelerators much smaller than they are today. Using a laser, they successfully ...