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03/21/2024

Brinson Exploration Hub Launches New Frontier for Science and Engineering

Seeded with a $100 million gift, the Brinson Hub will test new ways to do research in fields ranging from earth and planetary science to astrophysics to engineering

03/20/2024

Verifying the Work of Quantum Computers

Whitney Clavin

New method uses classical computers to check accuracy of complex quantum systems.

A pixelated Mona Lisa at left, and blurry one with more details at right.

03/18/2024

Caltech Stars in Otherworldly Dark Sky Festival

Ann Motrunich

Experts shared discoveries with thousands of visitors to Death Valley National Park.

A park ranger and JPL astrobiologist Michael Tuite speak to a group in Death Valley National Park, near Mars Hill

02/20/2024

Caltech Professors Win 2024 Sloan Fellowships

Whitney Clavin

Katie Bouman, Lee McCuller, Vikram Ravi, and Antoine Song have been awarded the Sloan Research Fellowship.

02/19/2024

Building a Burger with Math

Whitney Clavin

Koji Arai, a lead research scientist at LIGO who dabbles in art, created a digital burger using just one mathematical formula.

A digital burger drawn with one mathematical formula.

02/13/2024

New Caltech-led Mission Will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

In addition to conducting a highly sensitive all-sky survey, UVEX will be able to quickly point toward sources of ultraviolet light in the universe.

02/12/2024

Learners Connect Across Pasadena

Ann Motrunich

Caltech students share math and science skills in Rise tutoring program

A person leans over a smiling child seated at a table

02/06/2024

How Can AI Propel Exploration of the Cosmos, the Oceans, and the Earth?

Ann Motrunich

Hear from four researchers on the Caltech Science Exchange.

Black and white headshots of of four researchers on top of an image of dots and lines meant to represent data science

01/29/2024

Watson Lecture: Shri Kulkarni Discusses Scanning the Night Sky

Katie Neith

In this Watson Lecture, Shri Kulkarni, Zwicky Transient Facility's principal investigator and the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, will discuss the history and development of ZTF, a public-private partnership aimed at the systematic exploration of the optical night sky.