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Quantum Sensors Tested for Next-Generation Particle Physics Experiments
04/24/2025

Quantum Sensors Tested for Next-Generation Particle Physics Experiments

Whitney Clavin

New research shows that the specialized sensors can detect particles more precisely.

A picture of a gold, square quantum sensor from the study.
Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers
01/07/2025

Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers

Whitney Clavin
The 200-inch Hale Telescope has been upgraded with a state-of-the-art spectrograph
The Next Generation Palomar Spectrograph (NGPS)
2024 Year in Review
12/17/2024

2024 Year in Review

Caltech News
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led discoveries and innovations from throughout the past year.
Collage of images from 2024 Caltech news stories including jellyfish, microbes, supernovae and more, with nothing illustrated at scale.
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae
12/04/2024

Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae

Whitney Clavin
The Palomar Observatory instrument is a game changer in the hunt for exploding stars.
The 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
Dark Matter Flies Ahead of Normal Matter in Mega Galaxy Cluster Collision
07/24/2024

Dark Matter Flies Ahead of Normal Matter in Mega Galaxy Cluster Collision

Whitney Clavin
The research provides a unique look at how this matter decoupling proceeds.
Artwork of a dark matter flying ahead of normal matter in galaxy cluster collision.
Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from Maunakea
07/02/2024

Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from Maunakea

The final components of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) have been removed from a valley atop Maunakea in Hawai‘i, and the land at the site has been restored.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO
04/08/2024

Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO

LIGO has detected a candidate black hole with a mass that falls within a so-called mass gap between the heaviest known neutron stars and the lightest black holes.
Artwork of merger between neutron star and black hole.
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.
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.