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		benj111 on Nov 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ASML looking to finally get ahead of Moore’s Law >plasma wakefield accelerator Is this named after the town, a person, or just 'wake' and 'field'? Please be the town. If Wakefield can get in on the plasma accelerator sexyness, there's hope for all boring northern towns. Dewsbury fusion here we come.

quakeguy on Nov 18, 2022 [–]

It is not about the town:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_acceleration#Wakefield_...

benj111 on Nov 18, 2022 | [–]

Wait 2 seconds while I edit that...

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