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12/06/2021

New Quantum Measurement Center Launched by Sherman Fairchild Foundation Grant

Ann Motrunich

A new grant enables construction of laboratories at Caltech that will integrate gravitational-wave science and quantum precision measurement.

Tabletop optics in a laboratory that steer laser light as it is used to measure vibrations in a glass disk that serves as an experimental stand-in for a mirror in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The experiment aims to improve LIGO mirror coatings. New coatings c twan reduce background noise in LIGO's mirrors by a factor of two, thereby increasing the volume of space that LIGO can probe by a factor of eight.

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.

08/03/2021

#SoCaltech: Arian Jadbabaie

Jon Nalick

Arian Jadbabaie, a graduate student and researcher in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, discusses the role of the participant in quantum measurements.

07/06/2021

Xie Chen Wins Simons Investigator Award

Whitney Clavin

As a Simons Investigator, Xie Chen will explore novel quantum patterns in materials.

02/17/2021

New Advances Using Exotic Matter May Lead to Ultrafast Computing

Whitney Clavin

Caltech researchers have, for the first time, figured out how to "flip the bits" of an excitonic insulator.

02/16/2021

Caltech Professors Receive Sloan Research Fellowships

Whitney Clavin

Two Caltech faculty members have been awarded Sloan Research Fellowships for 2021: Nick Hutzler, assistant professor of physics, and Wei Gao, assistant professor of medical engineering.

12/17/2020

2020: A Year In Review

Reflecting on community achievements in a year of international upheaval

Composition of images from highlighted stories throughout 2020

12/14/2020

Quantum Internet Tested at Caltech and Fermilab

Collaboration achieves sustained high-fidelity quantum teleportation over a distance of 44 kilometers.

Caltech graduate student Samantha Davis analyzing CQNET's quantum teleporation data

09/24/2020

The Caltech Effect: Pivot Points

The new issue features scientists and engineers who have followed unexpected paths, repurposed technology, and responded nimbly to innovative ideas and urgent needs.