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Higgs Boson theorists win Nobel physics prize

Article Reuters - 8 Oct 2013

Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium have won the Nobel Prize for physics for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle.

Could this boson be the ‘God particle’?

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jul 2013

A year since the discovery of a subatomic particle set the science world aflutter, evidence is mounting it may be the elusive Higgs boson.

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Stephen Hawking and CERN team win $3-million in science prize money

Article Reuters - 11 Dec 2012

Stephen Hawking, world-famous cosmologist, and the team behind the discovery of the 'God particle', have won a $3-million science price each.

‘I had a nightmare … ‘

Africa Staff Reporter - 5 Jul 2012

The search for the arcane, theoretical particle known as the Higgs boson has occupied thousands of researchers for more than two decades.

An idiot’s guide to subatomic theory

Article Tim Dowling - 5 Jul 2012

How does one explain the Higgs boson to a layperson, a child, an idiot? Just use this handy guide to selective explanation.

Locals join the hunt for missing link

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jul 2012

Thousands of scientists contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson, and among them were some of South Africa's brightest minds.

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Like a boson: Higgs-like ‘God particle’ discovered

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jul 2012

Physicists say they have found a new subatomic particle consistent with the "God particle" Higgs boson, which is believed to confer mass.

‘God particle’ is running out of places to hide

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Aug 2011

The hunt is still on for the elusive "God particle" but scientists say they believe they can come up with an answer by the end of 2012.

Mystery ‘creation’ particle still evades scientists

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jul 2011

The mysterious "creation" particle believed to have turned flying debris into stars and planets at the dawn of the universe has evaded capture.

Race to find ‘God’ particle enters final stretch

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jul 2011

The world's top atom-smashers have found tantalising hints that the long-sought Higgs boson particle truly exists, with proof "likely by late 2012".

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