Matter of con-CERN

July 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes On July 4th, 2012, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God Particle,” which helps explain why matter has mass. UVU physics professor Steve Wasserbaech has worked on experiments that lead to this breakthrough. While the development is groundbreaking, the nickname is leading to misconceptions of the particle’s role in science. After […]