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Caltech scientists develop first microscopic system of pumps and valves made from soft materials
04/06/2000

Caltech scientists develop first microscopic system of pumps and valves made from soft materials

Robert Tindol
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Caltech grad student's team first to detect radio emission from a brown dwarf
03/14/2000

Caltech grad student's team first to detect radio emission from a brown dwarf

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East and West Antarctica once began separating but then stopped, new research shows
03/08/2000

East and West Antarctica once began separating but then stopped, new research shows

Robert Tindol
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Physicists create atom-cavity microscope, track single atoms bound in orbit with single photons
02/24/2000

Physicists create atom-cavity microscope, track single atoms bound in orbit with single photons

Robert Tindol
In a promising development with applications to science at the single-atom level, physicists have constructed an "atom-cavity microscope" that tracks the motion of individual atoms.
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Astrobiologists should look for both water and energy sources when searching for life on other worlds, researcher says
02/19/2000

Astrobiologists should look for both water and energy sources when searching for life on other worlds, researcher says

Robert Tindol
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New physics research shows how twisted plasmas can suddenly generate unstable magnetic waves
12/02/1999

New physics research shows how twisted plasmas can suddenly generate unstable magnetic waves

Robert Tindol
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Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation pledges $1.5 million to relocate six telescopes
11/29/1999

Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation pledges $1.5 million to relocate six telescopes

Sue McHugh
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Caltech scientists develop new cell sorter
11/08/1999

Caltech scientists develop new cell sorter

Robert Tindol

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a device for sorting individual living cells. This device will provide huge cost benefits for scientists and technologists in clinical medicine as well as in biological and materials research.

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Inauguration of LIGO facility to be hosted by NSF, Caltech, MIT
11/08/1999

Inauguration of LIGO facility to be hosted by NSF, Caltech, MIT

Robert Tindol

Media Advisory—Not for Publication The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) will be inaugurated Friday, November 12, at the Livingston, Louisiana, LIGO site to celebrate the completion of construction.

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Largest Explosions in the Universe May Come from the Death of Massive Stars
09/29/1999

Largest Explosions in the Universe May Come from the Death of Massive Stars

Robert Tindol
Cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the brightest known explosions in the universe, may come from the fiery deaths of very massive stars in supernova explosions, a team of astronomers said today.
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