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Nanoscience Institute to Be Created at Caltech with $7.5 Million Gift
03/10/2004

Nanoscience Institute to Be Created at Caltech with $7.5 Million Gift

Robert Tindol
A $7.5 million grant has been awarded by Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation to create a new institute at the California Institute of Technology for research in the emerging field of nanoscience.
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Caltech, Cornell announce new $2-million study for building giant submillimeter telescope
03/09/2004

Caltech, Cornell announce new $2-million study for building giant submillimeter telescope

Robert Tindol
The California Institute of Technology and Cornell University are in the planning stages for a new 25-meter telescope to be built in Chile. The submillimeter telescope will cost an estimated $60 million and will be nearly two times larger in diameter than the largest submillimeter telescope currently in existence.
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Planetary scientists find planetoid in Kuiper Belt; could be biggest yet discovered
02/19/2004

Planetary scientists find planetoid in Kuiper Belt; could be biggest yet discovered

Robert Tindol
Planetary scientists at the California Institute of Technology and Yale University on Tuesday night discovered a new planetoid in the outer fringes of the solar system.
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Researchers Using Hubble and Keck Telescopes Find Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe
02/15/2004

Researchers Using Hubble and Keck Telescopes Find Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe

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Astronomers measure distance to star celebrated in ancient literature and legend
01/21/2004

Astronomers measure distance to star celebrated in ancient literature and legend

Robert Tindol
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The coming global peak in oil productionis a grave concern, according to new book
01/20/2004

The coming global peak in oil productionis a grave concern, according to new book

Robert Tindol
Ancient Persians tipped their fire arrows with it, and Native Americans doctored their ails with it. Any way you look at petroleum, the stuff has been around for a long time. Problem is, it's not going to be around much longer--or at least not in the quantities necessary to keep our Hummers humming.
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Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans
12/17/2003

Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans

Jill Perry
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Caltech geophysicists gain new insights on Earth's core–mantle boundary
12/11/2003

Caltech geophysicists gain new insights on Earth's core–mantle boundary

Robert Tindol
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Caltech, SLAC, and LANL Set New Network Performance Marks
12/10/2003

Caltech, SLAC, and LANL Set New Network Performance Marks

Robert Tindol
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Cosmic Ray Detectors Installed at L.A. Middle School
11/13/2003

Cosmic Ray Detectors Installed at L.A. Middle School

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