MSU's $730 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams is about 95-percent complete, said FRIB Laboratory Director Thomas Glasmacher. And scientists are already asking to use the FRIB’s 400-kilowatt superconducting linear accelerator. A subscription to the Lansing State Journal is required to view this article.

The upcoming Facility for Rare Isotope Beams in Michigan is a cutting-edge accelerator that promises great things for nuclear physicists, especially those with applications in mind.

Michigan State University received a $13 million federal grant to harvest isotopes at Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

A $13 million project is aiming to harvest isotopes at Michigan State's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

Creating a new cutting-edge accelerator isn’t cheap or easy. But the upcoming Facility for Rare Isotope Beams in Michigan promises great things for nuclear physicists, especially those with applications in mind.