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Table-top Particle Accelerator Created

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-could-go-wrong dept.

holy_calamity writes "French physicists have built a desktop particle accelerator. It uses a pair of laser beams to precisely control the acceleration of electrons within a plasma. It has the power of a device that usually takes up a whole room and could lead to new medical treatments. They don't mention the potential for experiments like 'what happens if I put my lunch in front of a 300 megaelectronvolt beam?'"

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  1. Mmm.. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lunch is all well and good, but I'm still waiting for an investigation into the device's popcorn-popping capabilities.

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  2. Time to market? by jimstapleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see it now...

    Boss: "What is that on your desk?"
    Me: "A particle accelerator."
    Boss: "OK, next question... Why?"
    Me: "Because I can."

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  3. Re:Been around for years by hal2814 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really. These guys used to strap them on like backpacks when they went to work everyday.

  4. Done before by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    This has been done already, just with really really really big desktops.

  5. Re:Been around for years by inviolet · · Score: 3, Funny

    "You know, it just occurred to me, we've never had a completely successful test of this equipment."
    "I blame myself."
    "So do I."
    "Well, no sense worrying about it now. Switch me on."

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  6. Sounds familiar by plopez · · Score: 3, Funny

    like every software project I took part in.

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