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Nov 1997

  • The Heart of the Matter (Physics)
    The Heart of the Matter By Robert Matthews, PhysicsNovember 1997 All you see at first are some sparkling white buildings scattered almond trees and fields on the edge of Newport News, Virginia, on the Atlantic coast of America. But looking around, you may catch a glimpse of strange-looking grassy mounds rising out of the ground. Clearly manmade, they are the first indication of the dramatic events that are taking place beneath your feet.

Oct 1997

  • Grunder to Talk on Jefferson Lab (Oak Ridger)
    Grunder to Talk on Jefferson Lab Oak RidgerOctober 21, 1997 Hermann A. Grunder, director of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, will present a lecture at 2p.m. Friday in the Weinberg Auditorium at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, also known as the Jefferson Lab, is a Department of Energy nuclear physics research laboratory in Newport News, Va.
  • Income Hike on Horizon (Daily Press)
    Income Hike on Horizon Economist predicts earnings in Hampton Roads will grow By Matt Glynn, Daily PressOctober 16, 1997 Eighty-eight percent is good enough for a B-plus on most tests. The region's economic development leaders see it as a failing grade. They've bemoaned how the average Hampton Roads worker's earning has slipped to 88 percent of the national average, saying it symbolizes the region's problems competing in the Southeast.
  • Super Laser Nearly Complete (News-Press, Burrelle's)
    Super Laser Nearly Complete News-Press, Burrelle'sOctober 1, 1997 Newport News -- It has taken more than three months to assemble, but the most powerful free-electron laser in the world is almost complete. Scientists at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility hope the laser will attract researchers from around the world and spawn a new type of high-tech industry.

Sep 1997

  • Waiting for the Light (Daily Press)
    Waiting for the Light Lab's new laser almost complete By Richard Stradling, Daily PressSeptember 29, 1997 It has taken more than three months to assemble, but the most powerful free-electron laser in the world is almost complete. Scientists at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility hope the laser will attract researchers from around the world and spawn a new type of high-tech industry on the Peninsula.
  • Can We Get the People? (Times-Dispatch Staff Writer)
    Can We Get the People? That's the challenge as Hampton Roads bids to be a power By Andrew Petkofsky, Times-Dispatch Staff WriterSeptember 16, 1997 At Dynamic Engineering Inc., you're not likely to hear "it ain't rocket science."

Jul 1997

Apr 1997

  • Free-Electron Lasers for U.S. Industry (Science & Technology)
    Free-Electron Lasers for U.S. Industry By Mark Wilsey, Science & TechnologyApril 21, 1997
  • Accelerating Into Physics (Daily Press)
    Accelerating Into Physics Jefferson Lab researchers take results public today By Richard Stradling, Daily PressApril 18, 1997 The Thomas Jefferson National Accelarator Facility makes its formal debut in the physics world today, as scientists present results from the first round of accelerator experiments.
  • NN Pitches Jefferson Park to High-Tech Firms (Daily Press)
    NN Pitches Jefferson Park to High-Tech Firms By Matt Glynn, Daily Press April 8, 1997 Firms like Muhlbauser Inc. are much in demand by city development officials these days. But those kinds of high-tech firms can be difficult to snag since they have specific work force and technical needs.
  • Muhlbauer Checks In (Daily Press)
    Muhlbauer Checks In High-Tech firm Jefferson Center's first private tenant By Matt Glynn, Daily Press April 5, 1997 Muhlbauer Inc. could be the start of something big, local leaders say. The machine-making company will be the first private tenant of the Jefferson Center Research and Development Park. Officials of Germany-based Muhlbauer High Tech International broke ground Friday on a plant for its U.S. subsidiary.

Mar 1997