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Watson Lecture on November 10: Xie Chen on Quantum Matter
11/03/2021

Watson Lecture on November 10: Xie Chen on Quantum Matter

Andrew Moseman
On November 10, Caltech professor of theoretical physics Xie Chen will give a Watson Lecture on "Quantum Matters."
Photo of Xie Chen
#SoCaltech: Andy Boyle
10/27/2021

#SoCaltech: Andy Boyle

Jon Nalick
Andy Boyle is a Science Data Analyst with IPAC with the NASA Exoplanet Archive and organizes Wednesday morning trail runs with the Caltech Alpine Club.
Andy Boyle running in the mountains
Caltech and Amazon Partner to Create New Hub of Quantum Computing
10/26/2021

Caltech and Amazon Partner to Create New Hub of Quantum Computing

Whitney Clavin
The partnership could lead to pioneering quantum computing technologies for a range of fields.
Photograph of the AWS Center for Quantum Computing at Caltech.
How Long Does a Neutron Live?
10/13/2021

How Long Does a Neutron Live?

Whitney Clavin
Physicists use "bottle" method to make most precise measurement yet of a neutron's lifetime.
Artistic image of a bottle with neutrons.
New on the Caltech Science Exchange: Quantum Science and Technology
10/11/2021

New on the Caltech Science Exchange: Quantum Science and Technology

Alyce Torrice
Learn about core concepts in quantum physics and explore the promise of quantum technologies
Illustration of a quantum computer with two people next to it, one in a wheelchair
NSF Establishes New Institutes for Harnessing the Data Revolution
09/29/2021

NSF Establishes New Institutes for Harnessing the Data Revolution

Caltech is a partner in one of the five institutes, the NSF Institute for Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery (A3D3), which aims to construct the knowledge essential for real-time applications of artificial intelligence in three fields of science: high-energy physics, systems neuroscience, and multi-messenger astrophysics.
matthew graham diagram
Extending LIGO's Reach Into the Cosmos
09/29/2021

Extending LIGO's Reach Into the Cosmos

Whitney Clavin
New mirror coatings will increase the volume of space LIGO can probe in its next run.
Pinkish mirror coating on a test disk.
Caltech Astronomers Win New Horizons Breakthrough Prize
09/09/2021

Caltech Astronomers Win New Horizons Breakthrough Prize

Whitney Clavin/Emily Velasco
Mansi Kasliwal, Gregg Hallinan, and two others have received the New Horizons Prize for their leadership in multi-messenger astronomy including the first neutron star collision in 2017.
Side-by-side images of Gregg Hallinan and Mansi Kasliwal
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) Decommissioning Draft Environmental Assessment Released
09/08/2021

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) Decommissioning Draft Environmental Assessment Released

Emily Velasco
Community meetings also announced
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Felix H. Boehm, 1924–2021
09/03/2021

Felix H. Boehm, 1924–2021

Robert Perkins
Caltech mourns the passing of physics professor Felix Boehm
Felix Boehm working in a lab