Using a particle system can be computationally expensive, especially when incorporated into a full 3D scene. Sometimes that’s unavoidable and render times just have to take a hit, but in many ...

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Chad Thesen is a passionate fan of anime, video games, series, and films (Both animated and live-action). Many years of experience have left him with a developed and deep knowledge of the intricacies ...

As with every other projectile weapon in the game, particle beam weapons are available in several types, including shotguns, pistols, and rifles. While you can loot generic versions of these from ...

James Benford presents his Ultrahigh Acceleration Neutral Particle Beam-Driven Sails at Space Access 2019. The Neutral Particle Beam-Driven Sails could enable an interstellar probe to alpha centauri ...

In 2012, particle accelerators hit the headlines when researchers at CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs boson. This breakthrough discovery resulted from decades of research and experimentation ...

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran The U.S. Department of Defense wants to test a directed energy weapon in space, one that it hopes will someday destroy ballistic missiles moments after ...

Particle accelerators produce and accelerate beams of charged particles, such as electrons, protons and ions, of atomic and sub-atomic size. They are used not only in fundamental research for an ...

Members of the research team at the heavy ion gantry of the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Centre. Left to right: Simon Jolly, Joao Seco, Laurent Kelleter, Lennart Volz and Raffaella Radogna. (Courtesy: ...