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Seeing Quantum Motion
08/28/2015

Seeing Quantum Motion

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
Even large objects obey quantum physics, meaning they are never quite at rest. Caltech researchers have developed a way to detect—and manipulate—this underlying quantum motion.
After a Half Century, the Exotic Pentaquark Particle is Found
08/21/2015

After a Half Century, the Exotic Pentaquark Particle is Found

Rod Pyle
In July, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reported the discovery of the pentaquark, a long-sought particle first predicted to exist in the 1960s by Caltech's Murray Gell-Mann.
Physicist Charles A. Barnes Dies
08/18/2015

Physicist Charles A. Barnes Dies

Kathy Svitil
Charles A. Barnes, professor of physics, emeritus, at Caltech and an expert in the study of both the weak nuclear force—one of the fundamental forces of nature—and of the nuclear reactions that produce the majority of the elements in our universe, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015. He was 93.
Caltech Theoretical Physicist Receives the 2015 Dirac Medal and Prize
08/17/2015

Caltech Theoretical Physicist Receives the 2015 Dirac Medal and Prize

Lorinda Dajose
Alexei Kitaev, the Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, has been awarded the 2015 Dirac Medal and Prize from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
photo of Alexei Kitaev
Women in STEM Preview Day
08/12/2015

Women in STEM Preview Day

Lorinda Dajose
More than 100 high school seniors and their families got an inside look at the impact Caltech women are making in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Caltech Announces Discovery in Fundamental Physics
08/07/2015

Caltech Announces Discovery in Fundamental Physics

Rod Pyle
Caltech's Thomas F. Rosenbaum and colleagues at the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory recently used a synchrotron X-ray source to investigate the existence of instabilities in the arrangement of the electrons in metals as a function of both temperature and pressure, and to pinpoint, for the first time, how those instabilities arise.
Caltech Astronomers Unveil a Distant Protogalaxy Connected to the Cosmic Web
08/05/2015

Caltech Astronomers Unveil a Distant Protogalaxy Connected to the Cosmic Web

Kimm Fesenmaier
The finding of cold gas flowing into a galaxy-in-the-making provides strong support for the cold-flow model of galaxy formation in the early universe.
Peter Hung Awarded Inaugural R. Bruce Stewart Prize for Excellence in Teaching Physics
08/04/2015

Peter Hung Awarded Inaugural R. Bruce Stewart Prize for Excellence in Teaching Physics

The Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that Peter Hung has...
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Two Caltech Professors Named Simons Investigators
08/04/2015

Two Caltech Professors Named Simons Investigators

Lorinda Dajose
Caltech professors Alexei Kitaev and Christopher Umans have been named Simons Investigators. These appointments are given annually to "support outstanding scientists in their most productive years, when they are establishing creative new research directions." Investigators receive $100,000 annually for five years.
Powerful Auroras Shed Light On Brown Dwarfs
07/29/2015

Powerful Auroras Shed Light On Brown Dwarfs

Kimm Fesenmaier
Based on new observations, Caltech astronomers say brown dwarfs behave more like giant planets than small stars.
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