NEWPORT NEWS, VA – More than 30 of the world’s most advanced particle accelerators for research are built on one technology: superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology. It’s typically powered by ...

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – From televisions to X-ray machines, many modern technologies are enabled by electrons that have been juiced up by a particle accelerator. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

In 2016, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) approved the high-luminosity large hadron collider (HL-LHC) upgrade project. LHC is currently the largest and most powerful particle ...

Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection ...

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing an approach to avoid sudden, potentially destructive energy releases in a new generation of superconducting magnets. The particle accelerators that enable ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that a newly identified niobium-rich deposit in central Australia formed during the early ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for research projects in particle accelerator science and technology. Total funding is for projects up to three ...

Behind every particle collision generated at the Large Hadron Collider is a multitude of technical feats. One of these is ...

Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities are critical components in modern particle accelerators and other high-power applications, where they enable efficient acceleration of charged particles ...

Texas A&M University professor Peter McIntyre and his colleagues want to build a particle accelerator around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico in order to discover the most fundamental building blocks of ...

Researchers in the U.S. have secured USD 3.2 million in federal funding to design a compact, cost-effective accelerator that can transmute long-lived nuclear waste into safer material. The US ...