[LibWhacker]

Sorry, full title is:

Acceleration using plasma, or ionized gas, can dramatically boost energy of particles in a short distance

Had to chop it off at ~100 characters.

[BipolarBob]

I use light beams to go to K-Pax.

[glennshepard]

Interesting stuff...I wonder if this will help in the development of a directed energy weapon.

[familyop]

"Imagine a car that accelerates from zero to sixty in 250 feet, and then rockets to 120 miles per hour in just one more inch."

...a gift for the ex?

[mad_as_he$$]

This goes under the heading of -No $hit. We did that in the semiconductor lab 20 years ago. SLAC finally found something to do?

[tet68]

"Imagine a car that accelerates from zero to sixty in 250 feet, and then rockets to 120 miles per hour in just one more inch."

Baaah, Shelby Cobra did that years ago.

[Kevmo]

Bump for later reading

[festus]

The achievement demonstrates a technology that may drive the future of accelerator design.

[Steely Tom]

This could be very big news indeed.

[GingisK]

Imagine a car that accelerates from zero to sixty in 250 feet, and then rockets to 120 miles per hour in just one more inch...

And then embeds itself in the rear of an 18-wheeler.