Ten years after the discovery of the Higgs particle, it’s a good time to look back – and forward. What’s Next in Physics? And when will a new window on the mysteries of the universe open?
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Marlene Weiss
Birthday presents for minors are often a bit overambitious, many a book of world literature ends up on the shelf unread because the recipient refuses to pick up anything other than a mobile phone. Conveniently, the Higgs particle, which celebrates its tenth birthday on Monday, neither has a cell phone nor can it read. So that’s the journal Naturewhich donated three overview articles to the elementary particle on the anniversary of its discovery on Monday, probably on the safe side, you don’t do much wrong there.