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Higgs Boson Particle

Higgs Boson theorists win Nobel physics prize
Article
/ 8 October 2013

Higgs Boson theorists win Nobel physics prize

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.

By Reuters
Could this boson be the ‘God particle’?
Article
/ 2 July 2013

Could this boson be the ‘God particle’?

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

By Staff Reporter
Stephen Hawking and CERN team win $3-million in science prize money
Article
/ 11 December 2012

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

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

By Reuters
‘I had a nightmare … ‘
Africa
/ 5 July 2012

‘I had a nightmare … ‘

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

By Ian Sample
An idiot’s guide to subatomic theory
Article
/ 5 July 2012

An idiot’s guide to subatomic theory

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

By Tim Dowling
Locals join the hunt for missing link
Article
/ 5 July 2012

Locals join the hunt for missing link

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

By Faranaaz Parker
Like a boson: Higgs-like ‘God particle’ discovered
Article
/ 4 July 2012

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

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

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 August 2011

‘God particle’ is running out of places to hide

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.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 July 2011

Mystery ‘creation’ particle still evades scientists

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

By Robert Evans
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Article
/ 25 July 2011

Race to find ‘God’ particle enters final stretch

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".

By Staff Reporter

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