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An Earthquake in a Maze
07/19/2012

An Earthquake in a Maze

Kimm Fesenmaier
The powerful magnitude-8.6 earthquake that shook Sumatra on ...
A New Kind of Amplifier
07/13/2012

A New Kind of Amplifier

Marcus Woo
Researchers at Caltech and JPL have developed a new type of ...
Peering Into the Heart of a Supernova
07/12/2012

Peering Into the Heart of a Supernova

Kimm Fesenmaier
Using computer simulations, Caltech researchers have determined ...
Physicists Discover a New Particle that May Be the Higgs Boson
07/04/2012

Physicists Discover a New Particle that May Be the Higgs Boson

Marcus Woo
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Caltech at the LHC
07/04/2012

Caltech at the LHC

Marcus Woo
Maria Spiropulu and Harvey Newman, both professors of physics at ...
X-ray Telescope Takes First Image
06/29/2012

X-ray Telescope Takes First Image

Marcus Woo
NASA's NuSTAR space telescope has taken its first image, ...
JPL: Cassini Finds Probable Ocean Below Titan's Surface
06/28/2012

JPL: Cassini Finds Probable Ocean Below Titan's Surface

Kimm Fesenmaier
By studying the way Saturn's moon Titan squeezes and stretches ...
The Physics of Going Viral
06/27/2012

The Physics of Going Viral

Kimm Fesenmaier
Caltech researchers have been able, for the first time, to watch ...
L.A. Times Shines Spotlight on HSS
06/19/2012

L.A. Times Shines Spotlight on HSS

Kimm Fesenmaier
Caltech's core curriculum is designed to prepare students for the ...
Put a Seismometer in Your Living Room
06/18/2012

Put a Seismometer in Your Living Room

Douglas Smith
Back in the 1960s, Charlie Richter (PhD '28) installed a ...