From: utzoo!decvax!cca!Jarrell.Advisor@M.PCO.LISD.HIS@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.physics Title: rail-guns Article-I.D.: sri-unix.4735 Posted: Wed Dec 8 03:27:18 1982 Received: Thu Dec 9 08:32:27 1982 I saw an article a long time ago in newsweek I think. You might want to check the readers guide to periodical literature in your local library. Interesting little toy. Theoretically, it could be made to accelerate a small mass to near-lightspeed, atomizing whatever it hit. -Ron