STFC Talking Science ''How do you build a supersized Particle Accelerator for good, not evil?'

By Dr Paul Aden, Richard Smith and Joanna Lewis.

Do particle accelerators open wormholes or defeat robots from the future? For some, movies like Terminator and Angels and Demons have often created myths and confusion around these machines and what they can and cannot do.
We invite you along to hear first hand from Paul and Richard who design and build accelerators and their various components at Daresbury Laboratory. They will be joined live by Jo (who works in Sweden) where - with expert help from Daresbury Laboratory, they are currently building a 600m long particle accelerator to do good! Whether it’s diagnosing and treating cancer, making our computers faster or making our batteries more efficient, particle accelerators around the world are having a huge, yet often unseen impact on all our lives. But alas, not defeating Terminators!