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Entanglement to the Rescue
11/28/2023

Entanglement to the Rescue

Whitney Clavin
Scientists propose new method to search for deviations from the Standard Model of physics
Artwork depicting entangled molecules.
Software in Science
11/21/2023

Software in Science

Cynthia Eller
The Schmidt Academy at Caltech trains software engineers and helps provide scientists with the software tools they need to accelerate pathbreaking scientific research.
five students sit around a table talking and drinking beverages
NASA Mission Reveals Possible Reason Behind Shrinking Exoplanets
11/17/2023

NASA Mission Reveals Possible Reason Behind Shrinking Exoplanets

A new study could explain the "missing" exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.
This artist's concept shows what the sub-Neptune exoplanet TOI-421 b might look like. In a new study, scientists have found new evidence suggesting how these types of planets can lose their atmospheres.
Warping Spacetime in Art and Verse
10/27/2023

Warping Spacetime in Art and Verse

Cynthia Eller
Artist Lia Halloran and astrophysicist Kip Thorne have collaborated on a new book, The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves, which will be released on October 31, 2023.
painting of what a sea of wormholes might look like by Lia Halloran
LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit
10/23/2023

LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have achieved a landmark in quantum squeezing.
Picture of the source of squeezed light at LIGO, after it was pumped with green light.
A Solar "Radio Eclipse" Ring of Fire
10/20/2023

A Solar "Radio Eclipse" Ring of Fire

Julia Ehlert
Owens Valley Radio Observatory captures radio data of solar eclipse with newly upgraded Long Wavelength Array
Top row: Radio images of the October 14 solar eclipse observed by OVRO-LWA show a
A New Way to Erase Quantum Computer Errors
10/11/2023

A New Way to Erase Quantum Computer Errors

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have made the first demonstrations of identifying and removing "erasure" errors
Artwork showing a quantum error glowing in an array of atoms.
Physicists Find Evidence for Magnetically Bound Excitons
10/05/2023

Physicists Find Evidence for Magnetically Bound Excitons

Whitney Clavin
"Hubbard excitons" could lead to novel technologies
Artist's concept of Hubbard excitons.
Roukes Wins NIH Director's Transformative Research Award
10/03/2023

Roukes Wins NIH Director's Transformative Research Award

Cynthia Eller
Michael Roukes, Caltech's Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering, has been awarded the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Director's Transformative Research Award.
Michael Roukes giving TED talk
Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space
09/28/2023

Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space

Whitney Clavin
Keck Cosmic Web Imager offers best glimpse yet of the filamentous network that connects galaxies
3-D picture of the cosmic web.