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Va. scientists study radiation blockers Team finds stockpiled doses may be needing more potassium iodide A.J. Hostetler, Times-DispatchApril 18, 2005 Research by Virginia scientists may prompt another look at the doses of potassium iodide designed to protect victims from an accidental or terrorist release of radiation.

Lab holds open house Thousands who visited Jefferson Lab in Newport News got a close-up look at cutting-edge science. Matthew Paust, Daily PressApril 17, 2005 Some 6,000 to 7,000 visitors showed up Saturday for Jefferson Lab's biennial open house, more than twice as many as expected.

The Heart of the Matter Jeff Baron, Special to The Washington PostApril 15, 2005 The mile-long track at the Department of Energy.s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va., may be the world's fastest speedway, with laps clocked at a few millionths of a second.

Jefferson Lab invites public for tours The facility's director asks visitors to explore the mysterious world of particle physics. Dave Schleck, Daily PressApril 14, 2005 Visitors can delve into the mysterious world of particle physics Saturday by visiting an open house at Jefferson Lab in Newport News.

Hampton Roads to hop on high speed data network Allison Connolly, The Virginian-PilotMarch 21, 2005 This summer, Hampton Roads will become a stop on National LambdaRail, a nationwide fiber-optic network that allows users to transmit large amounts of data 100 times faster than is currently possible on a desktop computer.

Jefferson Lab Device Helps Breast Imaging Dave Schleck, Daily PressMarch 13, 2005 A futuristic breast-imaging device built at Jefferson Lab in Newport News detected cancer that existing technology missed, a recently published study found.

Unique Global Light Source Website Launched Amaya Munoz, lightsources.orgFebruary 17, 2005 Washington, D.C. — Today the international light source community launched the first website dedicated to providing the media, general public and scientific community with the latest news and information on the world's accelerator-driven light sources (synchrotrons and free-electron lasers) and the science they produce.