In high-intensity laser–matter interactions, including laser-induced particle acceleration, physicists generally want to work ...

Physicists are learning to carve laser beams into intricate shapes that can grab hold of electrons and push them with a ...

An international team of researchers is pushing forward with plans for a radically smaller, cheaper particle accelerator by using a powerful technique that's been decades in the making, known as the ...

The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion ...

(Nanowerk News) Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to ...

Scientists propose a new gravity theory using Friedmann equations. Their model explains the universe’s accelerating expansion ...

Deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland is the most massive, most ambitious experiment ever undertaken by humanity. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a particle accelerator that uses a ...

With the help of special telescopes, researchers have observed a cosmic particle accelerator as never before. Observations made with the gamma ray observatory H.E.S.S. in Namibia show for the first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Deep underground in Europe, the world's most powerful particle ...