Optical Rocket Boosts Electrons to Nearly the Speed of Light

By Matthew Williams September 26, 2018
Optical Rocket Boosts Electrons to Nearly the Speed of Light

"This new and unique application of intense light can improve the performance of compact electron accelerators. But the novel and more general scientific aspect of our results is that the application of force of light resulted in the direct acceleration of matter.”

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.