http://www.cbsnews.com/news/has-a-new-fifth-force-of-nature-been-found/


The new work by Feng and his team suggests that the Hungarians found not a "dark photon" but rather a "protophobic X boson" -- a strange particle whose existence could indicate a fifth force of nature. The known electromagnetic force acts on protons and electrons, but this newfound particle apparently interacts only with protons and neutrons, and then only at very short distances, researchers said.

 

It'll be interesting to see if this pans out.

 

Time will tell: https://www.quantamagazine.org/20160607-new-boson-claim-faces-scrutiny/

 

Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature

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Scientists near Chicago say they may be getting closer to discovering the existence of a new force of nature.
They have found more evidence that sub-atomic particles, called muons, are not behaving in the way predicted by the current theory of sub-atomic physics.

 

"this might be caused by an unknown new force"
I guess these guys will need to give the money back if this 5th force is true.
https://www.livescience.com/torsion-balance-breakthrough-prize.html
Physicists who disproved '5th force' win $3 million 'Breakthrough' prize


When scientists say they may/might you can just about always also say with the same confidence may not.

 

When scientists say they may/might you can just about always also say with the same confidence may not.

Very true ... what I find exiting is the fact that we do not yet know everything there is to know about physics. The late 19th and early 20th century presented a revolution in physics not seen since Newton, and then Archimedes before that ... I wonder how long it's going to take before another major fundamental discovery is made.

 

Very true ... what I find exiting is the fact that we do not yet know everything there is to know about physics. The late 19th and early 20th century presented a revolution in physics not seen since Newton, and then Archimedes before that ... I wonder how long it's going to take before another major fundamental discovery is made.

Everything that seems to be out-of-line with standard physics today is either very small effects at very small scales or very large effects at intergalactic scales.So even if there's a ground shaking discovery of a 5th force it's unlikely to change much ordinary technology for a long time.

 

So even if there's a ground shaking discovery of a 5th force it's unlikely to change much ordinary technology for a long time.

I would argue that the effects would be unpredictable. But statistically speaking, I'd also say you're right. Less than a handful of scientific and technological discoveries have had a profound and immediate historical impact. Technology is more prone to be developed in small, steady steps.