CERN confirms existence of new particle consistent with Higgs boson, rewrites the standard model

Engadget writes, Physics' big announcement had more in common with a leaky product launch than the serious business of re-writing the science books. But slack asset management aside, it's official: a new boson has been observed within 5 standard deviations of accuracy. The highly anticipated announcement came this morning direct from CERN's press conference (via ICHEP in Melbourne), and is the result of an intense, ongoing search for the elusive particle. This is still a preliminary result, but by far the strongest case yet for the existence of the elusive Higgs. Developing... CERN confirms existence of new...

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