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Caltech Science Journeys Program Returns with Physics Presentation: "Bringing Imbalance to the Universe"
12/08/2023

Caltech Science Journeys Program Returns with Physics Presentation: "Bringing Imbalance to the Universe"

Alyce Torrice
From a childhood fascination with spinning fan blades to research probing spinning molecules and electrons, recent Caltech graduate Arian Jadbabaie shares his story to inspire students in STEM.
Student standing in front of a chalkboard with many equations
A Two-Way Street Connecting Math and Machine Learning
12/06/2023

A Two-Way Street Connecting Math and Machine Learning

Whitney Clavin
Upcoming conference will explore burgeoning connections between the two fields
Artwork of a robot in front of math formulas.
The X-Rays That Shouldn't Be There
12/04/2023

The X-Rays That Shouldn't Be There

Emily Velasco
When Paul Bellan encountered unexpected X-rays during plasma research, he set out to develop a theory explaining why.
A flame-like jet of plasma takes on a shape reminiscent of an umbrella or mushroom inside a vacuum chamber.
Entanglement to the Rescue
11/28/2023

Entanglement to the Rescue

Whitney Clavin
Scientists propose new method to search for deviations from the Standard Model of physics
Artwork depicting entangled molecules.
Software in Science
11/21/2023

Software in Science

Cynthia Eller
The Schmidt Academy at Caltech trains software engineers and helps provide scientists with the software tools they need to accelerate pathbreaking scientific research.
five students sit around a table talking and drinking beverages
NASA Mission Reveals Possible Reason Behind Shrinking Exoplanets
11/17/2023

NASA Mission Reveals Possible Reason Behind Shrinking Exoplanets

A new study could explain the "missing" exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.
This artist's concept shows what the sub-Neptune exoplanet TOI-421 b might look like. In a new study, scientists have found new evidence suggesting how these types of planets can lose their atmospheres.
Gary A. Lorden (BS '62), (1941–2023)
11/10/2023

Gary A. Lorden (BS '62), (1941–2023)

Gary Allen Lorden (BS '62), professor of mathematics, emeritus, passed away on October 25, 2023. He was 82.
Gary Lorden
Warping Spacetime in Art and Verse
10/27/2023

Warping Spacetime in Art and Verse

Cynthia Eller
Artist Lia Halloran and astrophysicist Kip Thorne have collaborated on a new book, The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves, which will be released on October 31, 2023.
painting of what a sea of wormholes might look like by Lia Halloran
LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit
10/23/2023

LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have achieved a landmark in quantum squeezing.
Picture of the source of squeezed light at LIGO, after it was pumped with green light.
A Solar "Radio Eclipse" Ring of Fire
10/20/2023

A Solar "Radio Eclipse" Ring of Fire

Julia Ehlert
Owens Valley Radio Observatory captures radio data of solar eclipse with newly upgraded Long Wavelength Array
Top row: Radio images of the October 14 solar eclipse observed by OVRO-LWA show a
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