Using the Higgs to search for clues

The Higgs boson could be the tool that leads scientists to the next big discovery. After a new particle such as the Higgs boson is discovered, scientists want to measure all of its properties as accurately as possible. Not only does this help determine how it fits into our greater understanding of matter, but it can also provide hints of what we don’t yet know. “To some people, the discovery of the Higgs completed everything,” says Colin Jessop, a professor of physics at the University of ...