Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoWorld's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider, and it workswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down14
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkWorld's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider, and it workswww.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoThis one has a different purpose. The LHC is for high energy experiments to discover new things about physics. The little one is potentially useful for medicine, to direct particles at target cells inside the body, for example to kill cancer cells
Isn’t the LHC large on purpose
This one has a different purpose. The LHC is for high energy experiments to discover new things about physics. The little one is potentially useful for medicine, to direct particles at target cells inside the body, for example to kill cancer cells