Tabletop particle accelerator

Not really new physics in this news item but new technology which provides a new tool for science.

 'Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have built a tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of meters long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.'

Lots of good physics in this to discuss. Our university should have one of these in 5-10 years...