Eli5: What advancements have been made as a direct result of the use of particle accelerators?

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I recently saw a Cleo Abrams video about particle accelerators and the lead scientist said that they use particle accelerators to create the building blocks for future innovations.

I’m sure advancements have been made only because particle accelerators exist but I don’t know any. Can someone highlight a direct influence particle accelerators have on our daily lives?

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CRT tvs ARE particle accelerators

Most elements after Uranium can only exist on earth by being created iin a particle accelerator, many are used in medical devices.

modern microscopes are particle accelerstors that watch how the cores of atoms reflect the particles to tell exactly what is there.

“particle accelerator” is such a vague term it refers to literally hundreds of different devices.

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