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Still "Plenty of Room at the Bottom"
04/03/2024

Still "Plenty of Room at the Bottom"

Cynthia Eller
The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech, a 21st century center for science and engineering at the nanoscale, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Ytterbium atom
What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation
04/02/2024

What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation

Elise Cutts
It has been more than six months since Caltech alumnus Ross Brockwell (MS ’01) left his life in Virginia Beach to serve as the flight engineer for NASA’s first Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission.
Caltech alumnus Ross Brockwell (MS '01) wears a dark spacesuit as he conducts a mission on the red surface of a Mars simulation.
Caltech Joins Local Schools in Celebration of STEM
04/01/2024

Caltech Joins Local Schools in Celebration of STEM

Ann Motrunich
Strong participation from Caltech at PUSD ScienceFest
An adult helps a child use a microscope
A Black Hole Hunter Arrives at Caltech
03/29/2024

A Black Hole Hunter Arrives at Caltech

Cynthia Eller
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry joins the Caltech faculty.
photo of Kareem El-Badry
Magnetic Avalanche Triggered by Quantum Effects
03/28/2024

Magnetic Avalanche Triggered by Quantum Effects

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have detected quantum "Barkhausen noise" for the first time.
Christopher Simon holds a pink crystal made of lithium holmium yttrium fluoride.
Sleeping Supermassive Black Holes Awakened Briefly by Shredded Stars
03/26/2024

Sleeping Supermassive Black Holes Awakened Briefly by Shredded Stars

Whitney Clavin
Radio observations of Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) provide new clues about their origins.
Radio contour image of a black hole with a bipolar jet.
Brinson Exploration Hub Launches New Frontier for Science and Engineering
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
Brinson Hub ceremony
Verifying the Work of Quantum Computers
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.
Caltech Stars in Otherworldly Dark Sky Festival
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
Caltech Professors Win 2024 Sloan Fellowships
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.
Katie Bouman, Lee McCuller, Vikram Ravi, and Antoine Song.