Thursday, July 12, 2012

Is the 'God particle' an impostor? Scientists claim signal found in Large Hadron Collider may not be Higgs after all


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 .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk