Particle Accelerators Could Soon Fit In A Shoebox

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Three “accelerators-on-a-chip” made of silicon are mounted on a clear base, in comparison to a U.S. penny. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

As the challenges of particle physics have become more and more complex, we've had to plan and build larger and larger machines to explore the tiny subatomic world. But now, an international group of physicists has developed a technology to miniaturize particle accelerators, which could revolutionize physics and the life sciences.