Will Japan build the next generation of particle collider? The International Linear Collider could help particle physicists study the Higgs boson, the particle that helps endow all others with mass. The ILC exists only on paper and will cost billions to build.
In the midst of the global economic downturn, few countries have the political will to undertake such a massive project. Geoff Brumfiel travelled to Japan to see whether it might be able to host the ILC.
Read more at Nature News: http://www.nature.com/news/japan-in-pole-position-to-host-particle-smasher-1.12047
