• The Electron-Ion Collider: The Ultimate Femtoscope

  • Graphic depicts two nucleons in a short-range correlation in a nucleus.

    PROTONS GET ZIPPIER IN NEUTRON-RICH NUCLEI

  • Quarks Feel the Pressure in the Proton

    Quarks Feel the Pressure in the Proton

  • illustration of a proton being measured with a weak charge meter device

    The Weak Side of the Proton

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News around the lab

Physics Fests for 2018-2019 School Year Announced
Discover why Jefferson Lab is a popular field trip destination for students in Hampton Roads and the surrounding areas. Registration is now open for the laboratory’s full calendar of free Physics Fest events taking place during the 2018-2019 school year.
Jefferson Lab Postdoc Receives Prestigious International Grant
Young Researcher Awarded Funds from European Union for International Research
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Tech Tuesday: Smart Phone Origin - Spun From Nuclear Physics!
Most of us walk around with a smart phone, but I bet it’s news to many that the tools first built to understand the workings of the nucleus of the atom, the same tools used here at Jefferson Lab, became the tools to ultimately create smart phones (and more). Having my smartphone is great; it helps...