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Nuclear physicists crank up the energy to put the squeeze on the proton and its quarks
NEWPORT NEWS – While protons populate the nucleus of every atom in the universe, sometimes they can be squeezed into a smaller size and slip out of the nucleus for a romp on their own. Observing these squeezed protons may offer unique insights into the particles that build our universe.
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Nuclear physicists make new, high-precision measurement of the layer of neutrons that encompass the lead nucleus, revealing new information about neutron stars
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Save the Date: Jefferson Lab’s next Open House event is scheduled for March 26, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS – The Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will open its doors to the public for its next Open House event on March 26, 2022. The free event will offer an opportunity for people of all ages to explore Jefferson Lab’s world-class research facility, including tours of the lab’s unique facilities, hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations.
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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, located in Alexandria, Virginia, has won the 2021 Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl Competition
NEWPORT NEWS – This past weekend, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility hosted its 20th Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl competition. Out of nine competing teams, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, took first place and the honor of representing Virginia in the national competition this spring.
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More than 300 participants from around the world have signed up
to explore artificial intelligence’s game-changing role
in nuclear physics researchNEWPORT NEWS, VA – Artificial intelligence is a game-changer in nuclear physics, able to enhance and accelerate fundamental research and analysis by orders of magnitude.
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As the inaugural Hermann Grunder Fellow, John Vennekate is developing a compact superconducting radiofrequency accelerator that could remove contaminants from wastewater
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Jefferson Lab’s Chief Technology Officer is part of team awarded the Secretary of Energy Achievement Award
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Elementary and middle school science teachers are invited to register for Jefferson Lab’s annual science fair for teachers extravaganza
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International community of EIC scientists publishes “yellow report” laying out physics case, detector requirements, and evolving detector concepts for future nuclear physics facility
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Boehnlein to head Jefferson Lab’s new Computational Sciences and Technology Division, combining scientific computing and information technology in support of the lab’s mission