Particle accelerators
A particle accelerator, or "atom smasher," is a device that uses electric fields to propel ions or charged subatomic particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. These devices have produced fundamental insights in the structure of matter and the origins of the Universe.
![Particle accelerators](http://www.theenergylibrary.com/files/imagecache/taxonomy_term_image/images/CERN.jpg "A particle accelerator, or "atom smasher," is a device that uses electric fields to propel ions or charged subatomic particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. These devices have produced fundamental insights in the structure of matter and the origins of the Universe.")
Articles: Particle accelerators
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, is a US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. As...
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), known as CERN, is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, situated in...