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"Black Widow" Star Devours Its Rapidly Circling Companion
05/04/2022

"Black Widow" Star Devours Its Rapidly Circling Companion

Whitney Clavin
Finding represents the shortest-period black widow binary found to date
An illustration of a black widow pulsar destroying its companion.
Watson Lecture on May 11: Scott Cushing on What We Can Learn from Quantum Entanglement
05/03/2022

Watson Lecture on May 11: Scott Cushing on What We Can Learn from Quantum Entanglement

Andrew Moseman
On Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m. PDT, Scott Cushing, Caltech assistant professor of chemistry and KNI-Wheatley Scholar in Nanoscience, will continue the 2021–22 Watson Lecture season with "What Entanglement Can Tell Us About Our World."
Portrait of Scott Cushing
Conversations on the Quantum World: Storytelling and Science
04/29/2022

Conversations on the Quantum World: Storytelling and Science

Alyce Torrice
Caltech physicist Spiros Michalakis and Hollywood writer and producer Ed Solomon discuss how scientists and creatives work together to put the science in science fiction.
purple filtered image of wormhole and film strip
Math for the Masses: Inside the Mind of Po-Shen Loh
04/27/2022

Math for the Masses: Inside the Mind of Po-Shen Loh

Andrew Moseman
Po-Shen Loh (BS ’04) thrives on interacting with people. Now he has created an app to keep them apart during a pandemic.
Man in glasses wearing a blue polo shirt, surrounded by equations
Caltech Launches Merkin Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics
04/25/2022

Caltech Launches Merkin Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics

Annette Moore
Caltech trustee Richard Merkin, MD, founder and chief executive officer of the Heritage Provider Network, has made a generous gift to establish a center for pure and applied mathematics at Caltech.
mathematics
Radio Host and Producer Jad Abumrad to Give Caltech's 128th Commencement Address
04/15/2022

Radio Host and Producer Jad Abumrad to Give Caltech's 128th Commencement Address

The creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, and Dolly Parton's America will deliver the keynote address on June 10.
Jad Abumrad
What is quantum entanglement?
04/14/2022

What is quantum entanglement?

Whitney Clavin
On World Quantum Day, find out how four Caltech physicists define the hard-to-explain concept at the core of quantum science and technologies.
Purple filtered image of two particles connected with a glowing line
Quantum in the Classroom
04/13/2022

Quantum in the Classroom

Whitney Clavin
For World Quantum Day, Caltech and partners introduce quantum lessons for teachers and their students.
Screenshot from quantum chess showing two kings in superposition.
Putting Tried-and-True Theories to the Test
04/12/2022

Putting Tried-and-True Theories to the Test

Whitney Clavin
Katerina Chatziioannou talks about the space-distorting environments of neutron stars.
Katerina Chatziioannou
American Institute of Mathematics Moves to Caltech
03/24/2022

American Institute of Mathematics Moves to Caltech

Whitney Clavin
New partnership will boost collaborations, outreach efforts, and more.
Photo of a workshop at AIM.
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