Cern lab goes "colder than space"
The most powerful physics experiment ever built, the LHC will re-create the conditions just after the Big Bang.
The Higgs boson explains why all other particles have mass. According to the theory, particles acquire their mass through interactions with an all-pervading field, called the Higgs field, which is carried by the Higgs boson.
Such a breakthrough would energise debate on a "unified theory" to describe all natural phenomena. Discoveries such as supersymmetry may also bridge gaps between experimental evidence and string theory, one attempt at building a grand scheme.
The LHC might even reveal something completely unexpected about the workings of our Universe. And that, say physicists, might be even more satisfying.
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