After an almost fifty year-long search, the Higgs boson’s discovery was finally announced in 2012. But even six years after the discovery of the elusive particle, many mysteries remain Continue reading "Crucial new Higgs result to study the mysterious nature of mass"
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We still need to talk about the Higgs boson
Almost six years after the Higgs boson has been discovered, it still hasn’t lost its magic. It remains in the spotlight of physics conferences and is still a favorite topic in the media.
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What’s up with the Higgs since its groundbreaking discovery?
What has happened since the groundbreaking discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN’s Large Hadron collider in 2012?
Did physicists find what they expected, a Higgs boson which behaves as predicted? Or did they uncover deviations from the predicted properties, which could indicate the existence of new particles or forces that interact with the Higgs boson, or even additional Higgs boson species? Continue reading "What’s up with the Higgs since its groundbreaking discovery?"
Happy 5th anniversary, Higgs boson!
Five years ago, on 4th of July 2012, scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland, announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the elusive particle whose discovery had been expected by generations of particle physicists for almost half a century. Continue reading "Happy 5th anniversary, Higgs boson!"