Micro-Supercolliders Scale Out for 3D Chip Scanning

Until recently, there were only two operational U.S. particle accelerators capable of producing electron beams with energies of 10 billion electron volts or more, machines that are both roughly 3 kilometers long. Now, in a new study, researchers have unveiled one just 10 centimeters long. The powerful compact particle accelerators that could result from this advance might find applications such as cancer therapies and 3D imaging of new 3D chip designs, the scientists add.