On July 4, two experiments analyzing data from the Large Hadron Collider at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) at the border of Switzerland and France announced that they had discovered a new particle, which looks similar to the long-sought Higgs boson. Read More…
UC Berkeley physicists involved in the search for the Higgs boson will hold a free public lecture and panel discussion Friday at noon. Read More…
UC Berkeley physicists held the panel discussion, “The Higgs Boson Explained: What is the Higgs and Why is Everyone So Excited About it?,” to explain the Higgs boson, a newfound elementary particle that had been theorized over for more than 50 years. Read More…
The European Organization for Nuclear Research announced they have evidence to support the existence of the Higgs boson — a discovery made possible with contributions from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More…
