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Microwave Popcorn to Particle Accelerators: Magnetrons Show Promise as Radiofrequency Source
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A pocket-size gizmo that puts the “pop” in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future. The small but mighty device is a magnetron – a mashup of the words “magnetic” and “electron.” The term was …