Article: No new particle from atom-smasher

US physicists said Monday they were unable to confirm the findings of an atom-smasher experiment that was touted in April as possibly having discovered a new force of nature. The initial findings caused a buzz in the scientific community and plenty of speculation over whether the elusive Higgs-Boson particle -- which could explain why objects have mass -- or another new elementary particle may have finally been detected.
 
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