The Hunt for Higgs

Higgs bosons seem like they're kind of important don't they? When CERN's Large Hadron Collider is fully operational, it will be "smashing" particles into each other at unprecedented speeds and energy levels...hopefully enough to produce a Higgs boson. But if the existence of the Higgs is only theoretical now, how will scientists know if they manage to make one?

This charming game from the Science Museum (London, UK) explains how scientists will be able to determine if they might have created a Higgs boson in the LHC. (Game requires Flash to run)

The Hunt for Higgs

Life, the Universe and the Electron

Atoms have been known—at least in a metaphorical sense—since the Classical period, and quarks and leptons are still the "cool, fresh face" of particle physics. But what about the humble electron? Hypothesized even before then, and discovered in 1897, our knowledge of the electron is a little over a century old, and what a century it's been!

This website was a collaborative effort on part of the Science Museum (London, UK) and the Institute of Physics to celebrate the centennial of the discovery of the electron. Lots of cool information that's sure to give you a charge!

Life, the Universe and the Electron

Atomic Firsts

Who likes to be first? Who doesn't like to be first!

This on-line article provided by the Science Museum (London, UK) gives some background on some of the true pioneers of physics, such as Joseph John Thomson, the man who discovered the electron...back in 1897! Wow!

This article is light on pictures and has no interactive elements, but it's chock full of information about atomic "firsts"!

"Atomic Firsts"