Tag Archives: CERN

What is the Higgs Boson & Why is it Important?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Brenda Piquette | Continual Threshold

Scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have done it–they have announced the existence of a new particle that may be the Higgs Boson. The Higgs would be an important discovery because it might explain why elementary particles have mass and how … Continue reading →

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One Year Old Today & Pondering Creation

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brenda Piquette | Continual Threshold

Touchy Subjects is one year old today! The first Touchy Subjects post, “Pipe Ceremony & Electromagnetic Fields,” was uploaded exactly one year ago today. Thirty-five posts and over 3,200 views later, Touchy Subjects is going strong and I’m excited about … Continue reading →

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Peeks at Alternate Universes & Flowing Fundamental Matter

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Brenda Piquette | Continual Threshold

I was reading about a couple of physics breakthroughs that I thought I would share with you: a peek into an alternate universe and a peek at fundamental matter at the very beginning of our universe. From today’s Globe & … Continue reading →

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