Learn how Professor Orimoto is breaking down the Standard Model in particle physics to understand how our universe is built.

To tap into the still-unexplained phenomena of the Standard Model, particle physicists need new strategies, new ideas, and new plans.

To tap into the still-unexplained phenomena of the Standard Model, particle physicists need new strategies, new ideas, and new plans.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, has been making groundbreaking discoveries in nuclear and particle physics since its establishment in 1952. And there is a team of four Northeastern faculty who are involved with one of its projects.

Toyoko Ori­moto works at the Large Hadron Col­lider at the Euro­pean Orga­ni­za­tion for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzer­land.

Toyoko Orimoto, an assistant professor of physics, recently gave a TEDx talk titled, "The Art of the Higgs Boson.”

Some people are not making plans for the New Year. From hiding in bomb shel­ters to sharp­ening their sur­vival skills, doomsday the­o­rists are preparing for judg­ment day, which the Mayan cal­endar pre­dicts will take place on Friday.