Large Hadron Collider Debuts Google Android App, Says No Thanks To iOS

Ready to find the Higgs boson particle? A newly released Google Android app which provides live results from the Large Hadron Collider has debuted thanks to scientists at Oxford University and the application is 100% free to use.

The CERN approved application provides a live feed into what particles are being smashed at the moment and imagery is shown using computer-generated 3D models which allow users to see the particles from every angle.

According to Android Market statistics more than 10,000 people have already downloading the application.

Writing about the application Dr. Alan Barr wrote on the University of Oxford’s science blog:

“For ages I’d been thinking that with the amazing capabilities on modern smart phones we really ought to be able to make a really great app—something that would allow everybody to access the LHC data,” while adding, “We’ve squeezed in a bunch of cool features. If you want to learn about the science of the LHC, then you can play with the animated tutorials. Then you can stream videos to your phone about the construction of the detector, and its operation.”

Users should be aware that not all data will be shown because the Large Hadron Collider uses several gigabytes of data every second.

According to PCMag:

One notable feature is called “Hunt the Higgs,” a game that sees the user try to find the Higgs boson, the so far never-seen particle that physicists predict will help explain how matter has mass (the LHC may find evidence of its existence in 2012). The game involves looking at slides of reactions and trying to discern which particles are present. It’s just a game, however—not actual research.

At this time the application is only available for Google Android based devices and programmers for the application have no plans to release an Apple iOS version.