CERN is the only place on Earth that manufactures antimatter particles via high-energy collisions. Just a tiny amount of antimatter is capable of generating an explosion equivalent to a nuclear bomb.

The oldest particle accelerator at CERN, home to the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, is celebrating its 60th birthday. It’s still running. The Proton Synchrotron (PS) accelerated its first ...

Regenstreif, E., CERN 59-29. “The CERN Proton Synchrotron”. Part 1. Ch. 1: Basic Principles of Alternating Gradient Synchrotrons. Ch. 2: Design of the CPS and ...

The proton packs were invented by two of the Ghostbusters, and not only look cool, but have a realistic scientific basis. The proton pack works as an unlicensed nuclear accelerator using carbon 14 and ...

Physicists around the world are cracking open the proton, within the nucleus of the atom, to see what's inside. The proton is a fundamental building block of the atomic nucleus, and among other things ...

How did life begin on Earth? Experts have long been fascinated by this question and over the years have come up with a variety of theories. One hypothesis is that the origin of life can be traced back ...

Using synchrotron radiation in situ scattering technology, the research team observed the structural evolution of the membrane material during film formation in real time, discovering a previously ...

FLOWER MOUND, Texas & FLINT, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProTom International, Inc. (“ProTom”) is proud to announce the commencement of installation of the synchrotron accelerator, a component of the ...