Higgs Boson-The God particle

[Grizz]

Physicists working at the Cern laboratory in Geneva have summoned colleagues from around the world to a special seminar where they will announce their latest findings.

Although they will stop short of claiming a definitive scientific discovery, their data is understood to point towards the existence of the sought-after Higgs Boson - dubbed the ?God particle.?

If the hints in the results are later proven correct, it would confirm a theory first proposed in 1964 by Peter Higgs at Edinburgh University and provide the final piece of evidence for the Standard Model, which explains how matter is composed.

The secrecy surrounding the results is such that the two separate groups searching for the subatomic particle have not been told what each other?s results show.

This means there is still a great deal of uncertainty - even among the physicists leading the search for the elusive particle - how strong the evidence for or against its existence is.



Science world awaits Cern announcement on Higgs boson - Telegraph


Webcast at 1400 CET here

http://webcast.web.cern.ch/webcast/

[johnboy1974]

ok billions of pounds spent and they found what they were looking for- Now what.

[chalky 4]

Next spend 100 times more to find out what the higgs boson is made from. Logical next step. And why not.

[paul hick]

i made the beam screens that the protons shoot around inside and had the pleasure of meeting a couple of the scientists that built the lhc.i asked them what happens when/if they find the higgs boson and they went quiet so then i asked if they were looking for a renewable energy source to which they looked at each other and walked off.my boss gets an email about an hour or so later asking about me and what my company knew about me-education,background ect as i was asking questions that they expected off the gradutes that work for them.

[Johnner]

So was that a good or bad thing,for you ?Don't know which way yer coming at this.

[Johnner]

Hang on a second,haven't really caught the news today,did they find that particle ?

[Shady]

yep.. it was down the back of the sofa... billions wasted on that collider

[Shady]

in all seriousness tho, the reason its a secret meeting is probably that theyve found out theyve caused the end of the world.. ~~~~ers

[Snowy79]

Once they find the God Particle will they look for the particle that made it? Jobs for the boys if you ask me.

[Liteace]

Who funds all this shite ????????????

[Johnner]

Everybody ,just indirectly.Good investment if you ask me.I want to know how did this planet kick off !!

[nara]

Who funds all this shite ????????????

Most of modern technology wouldn't exist if people didn't invest in this sort of shite. That's why mega-money is readily available for it.

Further advances in computing particularly will rely on a better understanding of quantum physics.