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Harvey Newman Receives Department of Energy Award
12/09/2016

Harvey Newman Receives Department of Energy Award

Whitney Clavin
Caltech's Harvey Newman has been granted a lifetime ...
Harvey Newman
LIGO Resumes Search for Gravitational Waves
11/30/2016

LIGO Resumes Search for Gravitational Waves

Whitney Clavin
The twin detectors of LIGO have resumed their search for ...
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Hanford, Washington
Three from Caltech Elected as AAAS Fellows
11/22/2016

Three from Caltech Elected as AAAS Fellows

Lorinda Dajose
LIGO scientists and a synthetic biology professor are recognized ...
the words
New Clues Emerge in Superconductor Mystery
11/21/2016

New Clues Emerge in Superconductor Mystery

Whitney Clavin
Researchers are taking steps toward cracking the puzzle of how ...
artistic representation of data
Bright Radio Bursts Probe Hidden Matter
11/17/2016

Bright Radio Bursts Probe Hidden Matter

Lorinda Dajose
The detection of the most luminous fast radio burst to date brings ...
Dynamic spectrum of the FRB
Manipulating Quantum Order
11/16/2016

Manipulating Quantum Order

Kathy Svitil
Researchers have combined magnetic fields and large pressures ...
graphic showing electrons and magnetic moments of atoms
Art Inspired by Astronomy on Display
11/11/2016

Art Inspired by Astronomy on Display

Whitney Clavin
The frustrations of an 18th-century astronomer inspire a ...
art exhibit at Caltech
Faculty Profile: Andrew Stuart
10/28/2016

Faculty Profile: Andrew Stuart

Robert Perkins
New faculty member Andrew Stuart uses mathematics to study ...
Andrew Stuart
Third Round of BRAIN Funding
10/24/2016

Third Round of BRAIN Funding

Lorinda Dajose
The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to six Caltech ...
Design of brain
Planet 9 Tied to Sun's Tilt
10/19/2016

Planet 9 Tied to Sun's Tilt

Robert Perkins
"Planet Nine," which may lurk beyond Neptune, may be the reason ...
artistic rendering of Planet Nine