A HIGGS BOSON PARTICLE FOUND!!!!!!!!!

[Salnax]

deskpro2k3 said:

Salnax said:

wfz said:

So.. what does this mean for us? What can we now do more effectively, or what can we look forward to creating in the future?

Off the top of my head: we can convert particles back and forth between matter and energy in order to gain theoretically infinite power. But that won't happen for decades.

Basically, this is the rough equivalent of discovering the nucleus in atoms back in 1911. It took people until 1945 to use this knowledge, and even then it took a huge government project. But the results started an age.

so thats what understanding the Higgs Boson particle is all about? if thats true then that is awesome.

Basically, it's the particle that gives things weight. I just mentioned one possiblility. Now that I've had time to think, it may also be possible to artificially make things weigh more or less depending on whether or not we can manipulate them sufficently. This means we could have, say, normal gravity on spaceships, making living in space more feasible, or ultralight building materials that retain their strength, allowing for new kinds of architecture.

We've never seen these Higgs Boson particles until now. Discovering what is and isn't possible will take decades.

Metaphorically speaking, this sort of discovery is like unlocking a door in a Zelda dungeon. It doesn't do much in of itself, and we don't know exactly what's ahead, but it will definately lead us to at least one cool new item and a heart container.