'God' particle found!

[karl]

The hunt for the Higgs boson - the ‘God particle’ that holds the universe together - is over.
Scientists at Switzerland's CERN (the European Council for Nuclear Research) announced the discovery of the particle to an audience including Professor Peter Higgs, who first suggested the existence of the particle four decades ago.
The discovery is the biggest leap in physics for decades - filling in a crucial gap in our understanding of the atom. In the long term, the discovery could lead to new technologies.
Professor John Womersley. chief executive of the Science and technology Facilities Council, said: 'They have discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson. Discovery is the important word. That is confirmed. It's a momentous day for science.'
Professor Higgs, who first postulated the particle nearly 50 years ago, was at the announcement.
The 83-year-old wiped a tear from his eye as the findings were announced, and later said: 'It's really an incredible thing that it's happened in my lifetime.'


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[Breakeven]

umm interesting!

[xDarkAngelx]

Heard about this and it's quite interesting. Hopefully the 'Discovery' of this will earn Peter Higgs the Nobel Prize.

[Anselmo]

They did NOT found Higgs boson.
They found a particle that is likely to be Higgs boson, but they are still researching to conclude if this is really Higgs boson or some other new particle

[Rayquaza]

I heard they found a particle which has been likely to have been emitted after the Big Bang. That was according to "Five News at 20:58"

[Jess]

this is really cool.

[PerpetualImperfexion]

So what kind of new technologies could come out of it do you think?

[Neverender]

So what kind of new technologies could come out of it do you think?

Well, a greater understanding on the properties and the way atoms behave will give a nice boost to Nanotechnology, which as of yet only in it's infancy.

[Peace God]

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[Telkanis]

Umm..God particle! Anyway, hopefully soon we can finally figure out gravity. I guess that's the big challenge.

[karl]

God particle unfound!!

Latest on the God particle



Signals detected from the Large Hadron Collider were hailed as conclusive proof that the 'God particle' - the Higgs boson - had been found after a quest spanning nearly five decades.
A week after the discovery of a particle, believed to be the elusive particle, scientists at Cornell University have said they are not so sure.
In a paper published this week, Ian Low, Joseph Lykken and Gabe Shaughnessy of Cornell have cast doubt on what exactly was detected within the Hadron Collider.
'The new resonance discovered by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the CERN
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could be the long-sought Higgs boson of the Standard Model,' say the scientists.
But the researchers point out that it's far from certain that the particle is the 'standard model Higgs' which scientists have sought for decades to fill in the 'gaps' in the model of physics we currently use to explain the universe.
'We show that current LHC data already strongly disfavor both the dilatonic and non-dilatonic singlet imposters.
'On the other hand, a generic Higgs doublet and a triplet imposter give equally good fits to the measured event rates of the newly observed scalar resonance.'
The researchers advise caution - and say that 'currently the uncertainties in these quantities are too large' to make a definitive statement.
Scientists at CERN are also analysing the data further to see if their discovery corresponds to the 'standard model' Higgs boson - or to something more mysterious.
One of the reasons for the caution at Cern is that while the new particle has so far behaved liked the elusive Higgs boson it is lighter than expected.



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[Iron Man]

God particle unfound!!

Latest on the God particle



Signals detected from the Large Hadron Collider were hailed as conclusive proof that the 'God particle' - the Higgs boson - had been found after a quest spanning nearly five decades.
A week after the discovery of a particle, believed to be the elusive particle, scientists at Cornell University have said they are not so sure.
In a paper published this week, Ian Low, Joseph Lykken and Gabe Shaughnessy of Cornell have cast doubt on what exactly was detected within the Hadron Collider.
'The new resonance discovered by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the CERN
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could be the long-sought Higgs boson of the Standard Model,' say the scientists.
But the researchers point out that it's far from certain that the particle is the 'standard model Higgs' which scientists have sought for decades to fill in the 'gaps' in the model of physics we currently use to explain the universe.
'We show that current LHC data already strongly disfavor both the dilatonic and non-dilatonic singlet imposters.
'On the other hand, a generic Higgs doublet and a triplet imposter give equally good fits to the measured event rates of the newly observed scalar resonance.'
The researchers advise caution - and say that 'currently the uncertainties in these quantities are too large' to make a definitive statement.
Scientists at CERN are also analysing the data further to see if their discovery corresponds to the 'standard model' Higgs boson - or to something more mysterious.
One of the reasons for the caution at Cern is that while the new particle has so far behaved liked the elusive Higgs boson it is lighter than expected.



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[Mynick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uh5mTxRQcg&list=PLED25F943F8D6081C&index=2&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASRpIym_jFM&list=PLED25F943F8D6081C&index=1&feature=plcp

Must watch

[Jess]

God particle unfound!!

Latest on the God particle



Signals detected from the Large Hadron Collider were hailed as conclusive proof that the 'God particle' - the Higgs boson - had been found after a quest spanning nearly five decades.
A week after the discovery of a particle, believed to be the elusive particle, scientists at Cornell University have said they are not so sure.
In a paper published this week, Ian Low, Joseph Lykken and Gabe Shaughnessy of Cornell have cast doubt on what exactly was detected within the Hadron Collider.
'The new resonance discovered by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the CERN
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could be the long-sought Higgs boson of the Standard Model,' say the scientists.
But the researchers point out that it's far from certain that the particle is the 'standard model Higgs' which scientists have sought for decades to fill in the 'gaps' in the model of physics we currently use to explain the universe.
'We show that current LHC data already strongly disfavor both the dilatonic and non-dilatonic singlet imposters.
'On the other hand, a generic Higgs doublet and a triplet imposter give equally good fits to the measured event rates of the newly observed scalar resonance.'
The researchers advise caution - and say that 'currently the uncertainties in these quantities are too large' to make a definitive statement.
Scientists at CERN are also analysing the data further to see if their discovery corresponds to the 'standard model' Higgs boson - or to something more mysterious.
One of the reasons for the caution at Cern is that while the new particle has so far behaved liked the elusive Higgs boson it is lighter than expected.



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aw seriously?

[Maximum_A]

HuuUuuu

[Jess]

I definitely don't want to live on this planet anymore (SEE THE COMMENTS IN ATTACHMENT)

[workingatperfect]

I definitely don't want to live on this planet anymore (SEE THE COMMENTS IN ATTACHMENT)

Oh wow. That's sad. I'm definitely with you on not wanting to live here anymore. smh

[Anselmo]

I definitely don't want to live on this planet anymore (SEE THE COMMENTS IN ATTACHMENT)

People took the name "God's particle" too literally...It's just sad

[Gaybaby94]

I definitely don't want to live on this planet anymore (SEE THE COMMENTS IN ATTACHMENT)

Agreed.

But anyways, I think we are closer to solving the mysteries of the universe. Hopefully it will shut the annoying religious up once and for all.

[jemmytheking]

pretty awesome. this could be huge for understanding so much more. new advances in physics and science of that nature are always fascinating. recently there was a particle that scientists confirmed passed the speed of light, so let's see what they will discover!