synchrotron

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Using synchrotron infrared spectroscopy, researchers detected traces of original proteins preserved within the fossil's bone, cartilage, and skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron, which fires electrons around a giant ring at nearly the speed of light.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Outside of PSI, such advanced methods are available at only a few other synchrotron facilities worldwide.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

Inside this huge machine, which is called a synchrotron, electrons are accelerated to almost the speed of light to produce a powerful X-ray beam that can probe the scroll without damaging it.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

McMillan’s synchrotron and Alvarez’s linear accelerator were under construction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik