After Higgs Boson, scientists prepare for next quantum
leapFebruary 13th, 2013 in Physics / General Physics A graphic
distributed on July 4, 2012 by CERN in Geneva shows a
representation of traces of a proton-proton collision measured
in the search for the Higgs boson. Seven months after its
scientists made a landmark discovery that may explain the
mysteries of mass, Europe's top physics lab will take a break
from smashing invisible particles to recharge for the next leap
into the unknown. Seven months after its scientists made a
landmark discovery that may explain the mysteries of mass,
Europe's top physics lab will take a break from smashing
invisible particles to recharge for the next leap into the
unknown. From Thursday, the cutting-edge facilities at the
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) will begin
winding down, then go offline on Saturday for an 18-month
upgrade. A vast underground lab straddling the border between
France and Switzerland, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was
the scene