Physicists celebrate evidence of ‘God particle’

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"This boson is a very profound thing we have found," he said. "We’re reaching into the fabric of the universe in a way we never have done before. We’ve kind of completed one particle’s story. ... Now we’re way out on the edge of exploration."

The discovery is so fundamental to the laws of nature, Incandela said, that it could spawn a new era of technology and development the way that Newton’s laws of gravity led to basic equations of mechanics that made the industrial revolution possible.

"This is so far out on a limb, I have no idea where it will be applied," he added. "We’re talking about something we have no idea what the implications are and may not be directly applied for centuries."

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