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Scientists Catch a Glimpse of the 'God Particle'

Show: Morning Magazine,
Presenter: Caitlin Nienaber
Published: Thursday 15th December

The holy grail of particle physics may have been seen.

The Higgs Boson, the so-called ‘God Particle’, is crucial in our understanding of the universe.

Scientists working at the giant underground Atom Smasher in Switzerland think that they have caught a glimpse of the life-changing particle.

The Head of Physics at UWA, Professor Ian McArthur talks to Caitlin Nienaber about what this will mean and how could it change things…