accelerator

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After finishing the accelerator program, which counts OpenAI chief Sam Altman among its graduates, Rhodes-Kropf, 21, raised $5 million for his defense tech startup, SalesPatriot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At the facility, a synchrotron particle accelerator generated an intense X ray beam capable of scanning many specimens quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Judge Philip Katz KC told the Old Bailey Jackson had not driven an electric vehicle before and had pressed the accelerator believing it was the brake.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Livingston dropped everything to write a hasty thesis based on his work with the four-inch accelerator.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik