Science news round-up

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Scientists discover a particle which is almost certainly the higgs boson: http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2012/PR17.12E.html (Double checking still needed but would be a heck of a coincidence if it were wrong. Need a couple of years to establish if details fit the standard model exactly or is evidence for supersymmetry theories or something else.)

Scienctists invent perfect levitation with superconductors: http://io9.com/5850729/quantum-locking-will-blow-your-mind--but-how-does-it-work

Scientists invent cure for not breathing: http://gizmodo.com/5921868/scientists-invent-particles-that-will-let-you-live-without-breathing via andrewducker