collider
noun
col·lid·er
kə-ˈlī-dər 
: a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide
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The collider being built at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York is the first of its kind – the first particle collider with AI and machine learning integrated into both its accelerator and detector systems from the start.
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Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
In particular, triggering a bolt seems to require extreme events more typically associated with supernovas, black holes, and particle colliders than with fluffy clouds.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
In fact, the record-setting collider prior to the LHC, the Tevatron at Fermilab, used to make antiproton beams that would collide with protons in their accelerator, leading to incredible fundamental discoveries in the late 20th century, including the top quark.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Tevatron collider was the most precise to date.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
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Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
In particular, triggering a bolt seems to require extreme events more typically associated with supernovas, black holes, and particle colliders than with fluffy clouds.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
In fact, the record-setting collider prior to the LHC, the Tevatron at Fermilab, used to make antiproton beams that would collide with protons in their accelerator, leading to incredible fundamental discoveries in the late 20th century, including the top quark.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Tevatron collider was the most precise to date.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Collider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collider. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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