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Benchtop Particle Accelerators

Develop compact particle accelerators that can be operated on a benchtop scale, reducing both cost and size while retaining necessary performance for scientific and medical applications.

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Tau
Company
Particle accelerators for the microchip era
Funding Program
Production of nuclear medicine radioisotopes with ultra-intense lasers
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Particle Accelerators Are Large and Expensive

Physics
Traditional particle accelerators are enormous and costly, limiting experimental flexibility. Compact, benchtop accelerators could democratize high-energy physics and open new avenues in applications such as medical isotope production.
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