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10/15/2013

Watson Lecture: Let There Be Light: Finding the Earliest Galaxies

Douglas Smith

Richard S. Ellis, the Steele Family Professor of Astronomy, is on the verge of seeing as far back as it is possible to see—not quite back to the dawn of time itself but to the dawn of the first galaxies. He describes the journey at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.

10/02/2013

Caltech Named World's Top University in Times Higher Education Global Ranking

Kathy Svitil

For the third year in a row, the California Institute of Technology has been rated the world's number one university in the Times Higher Education global ranking of the top 200 universities.

09/25/2013

Spirals of Light May Lead to Better Electronics

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

A group of researchers at Caltech has created the optical equivalent of a tuning fork—a device that can help steady the electrical currents needed to power high-end electronics and stabilize the signals of high-quality lasers.

09/13/2013

Caltech to Offer Online Courses through edX

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

To expand its involvement in online learning, the California Institute of Technology will offer courses through the online education platform edX beginning this October.

09/12/2013

Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space

Allison Benter

Voyager 1 has entered interstellar space. The NASA spacecraft, which rose from Earth on a September morning 36 years ago, has traveled farther than anyone, or anything, in history. Now Voyager 1 is in the space between the stars.

07/29/2013

Thirty Meter Telescope Project Partners Sign Master Agreement

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

Scientific authorities on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project announced on Friday that they have now signed a master agreement formalizing project goals and providing a governing framework for the international collaboration.

06/27/2013

Voyager: Getting to Know the Magnetic Highway

Kimm Fesenmaier

Since last August, Voyager I has been exploring a distant region just shy of interstellar space, some 11 billion miles away. Now, Voyager scientists, including Caltech's Ed Stone, are sharing what they have learned about the peculiar region known as the "magnetic highway."

05/10/2013

Notes from the Back Row: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"

Douglas Smith

John Preskill, the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, is hooked on quanta.

05/03/2013

Birth of a Black Hole

Marcus Woo

According to a new analysis by astrophysicist Tony Piro at Caltech, just before a black hole forms, the dying star may generate a distinct burst of light that will allow astronomers to witness the birth of a new black hole for the first time.

05/02/2013

Brown, Farley, and Seinfeld Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Kimm Fesenmaier

Based on their distinguished achievements in original research, three Caltech professors—Mike Brown, Ken Farley, and John Seinfeld—are among the newly elected members and foreign associates.

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