Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win $3 million Breakthrough prizes
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Researchers measuring the magnetic properties of the muon particle won a $3 million Breakthrough prize, confirming the standard model of particle physics. The prize was also awarded to scientists who developed a gene therapy for an inherited retinal disease.
Researchers have won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for measuring the magnetic properties of the muon particle. The results confirm the standard model of particle physics, but questions remain around the model's predictions. The measurement, made at Fermilab in Illinois, pinned down the muon's 'g-factor' to 127 parts in a billion. The prize was shared among several hundred collaborators from CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Fermilab. Other Breakthrough prizes were awarded for advances in gene therapies, including a treatment for an inherited retinal disease developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
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