particle accelerator

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Mark Thomson, the new head of Europe's physics laboratory CERN, voiced confidence Tuesday about raising the billions of dollars needed to build by far the world's biggest particle accelerator.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The particle accelerator towered over this Pittsburgh suburb built to house Westinghouse workers, and was a symbol of innovation for the company and region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The particle accelerator, built at a cost of $10bn, was the most powerful yet.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

The fraction of radiocarbon in pure carbon is measured using a particle accelerator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

A particle accelerator at Fermilab in Illinois, meanwhile, cost $260 million merely to refit.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson