Buzz·Posted on 30 Sept 2013Here's A Particle Accelerator That's Smaller Than A Grain Of RiceIt's teeny tiny. But not yet practical for any real-world use.by Kelly OakesBuzzFeed Staff, UK LinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail This chip can accelerate sub-atomic particles at a rate 10 times faster than conventional particle accelerators. When laser light shines on the chip it creates an electric field that boost the energy of a particle as it passes through. This video explains how the accelerator works in more detail. View this video on YouTube SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory And it's also described in more detail in a paper in the journal Nature.