Thanks, i actually looked at this one during preliminary research and felt it was a bit shallow on details. I might give it a more thorought read if you suggest it and i should really look up their sources which may be a tad more advanced
As it's a 1.5 year long project, i might be leaning more towards a coil gun as there is more "research" (won't be discovering anything new but yk what i mean) to be done.
As for your security concerns, don't worry, it'll be vetoed by teachers and laboratory technicians. And every experiment will be planned and executed in controlled condition. Plus i doubt we'll have access to any tremendous power ;)
I heard from qomwhere that it's not it's a me but itsumi, the japanese word for hero but this might be bs