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  • A precision measurement of the neutron skin in a calcium nucleus surprisingly reveals a thinner skin than expected from a similar measurement in lead

  • Matching funds boost awards to over $1 million, supporting 30 projects at Jefferson Lab

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, (JSA) has announced a $500,000 investment in the future of science through its JSA Initiatives Fund Program.  This year's awards, totaling over $1 million when combined with matching funds, will support 30 projects proposed by staff and scientific users at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

  • Middle and high school students are recognized during virtual awards ceremony

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Michigan State University (MSU) and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) honored the winners of the 2023 “Distinguished Trailblazers in the Sciences” competition during a virtual ceremony on Jan. 22, 2024.

  • Jefferson Lab nuclear physicists determine the distribution of the strong force inside the proton using a framework connecting to gravity, ushering in a fresh new avenue of discovery

  • Measurement of electron beam polarization is sharpest ever reported, sets stage for future flagship experiments at Jefferson Lab

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA Scientists are getting a more detailed look than ever before at the electrons they use in precision experiments.

  • BASIS Independent McLean wins 2024 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl competition

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – BASIS Independent McLean was named the first place winner at the 2024 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl competition on March 2. The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility hosted the in-person event for the first time since 2020.

  • Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists to partner with national lab, university and industry colleagues for development of compact SRF accelerators for industrial settings

  • Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory. Jefferson Lab's unique and exciting mission is to expand our knowledge of the universe by studying the basic building blocks of matter within the nucleus: subatomic particles known as quarks and gluons.

  • The following news release was issued today by the U.S. Department of Energy. Comments from DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) — partners in building the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) — appear at the end of the news release. For more information about the EIC, contact: Karen McNulty Walsh, kmcnulty@bnl.gov, (631) 344-8350.

  • The following news release was issued today by DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

    EIC project passes Critical Decision 3A (CD-3A), official OK to procure key components for building state-of-the-art collider