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Physicists at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany have developed a nanophotonic electron accelerator (NEA), which is the world's tiniest particle accelerator. Roughly the size of a small coin, this miniature accelerator has successfully demonstrated practical operation, offering a potential solution to the space constraints of traditional particle accelerators.
Scientists have successfully fired up the world's smallest particle accelerator, known as a nanophotonic electron accelerator (NEA). The NEA, which is around the size of a small coin, consists of a microchip housing a vacuum tube made up of thousands of individual pillars. By firing mini laser beams at these pillars, researchers can accelerate electrons. In a recent study, the NEA increased the energy of electrons by around 43%. While the NEA's energy levels are much lower than those of larger particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), its small size makes it suitable for potential medical applications, such as targeted radiotherapy.