Monday 12 December 2011

We saw it first!

Tomorrow, CERN are set to make an announcement. A big announcement. Speculation began when the researchers set the topic for their press conference: the status of their search for the Higgs Boson. Supposedly, they have now looked at a much wider range of data than they had by the summer conference, leaving the physics world a-buzz with rumour. If the Higgs has been identified it will be a great triumph for the standard theory of physics, as it is the only missing puzzle piece left in our current understanding of particle physics.

Cogitating over what the announcement might be, my practical group for Imperial's MSc Science Communication decided to produce a short animation, demonstrating exactly what CERN do. If the so-called 'god particle' has been found, this is proof we saw it first!



(Credit: Georgia Bladon, Sam Cavenagh, Heather Cruickshank, Harriet Jarlett, Peter Larkin, Kelly Oakes, Antonio Torrisi and Dharshani Weersekera)

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