Nick Van Buer, PhD (BS ’05), a geology professor at Cal Poly Pomona, trekked 530 miles across the Mojave Desert from January to March 2022 to explore its geological wonders.
Miles and Miles of Mojave
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A Legendary Hack Turns 40
In this moment of Caltech mischief that required months of planning, students Ted Williams, PhD (BS ’84) and Dan Kegel (BS ’86) manipulated the scoreboard during the January 2, 1984, Rose Bowl game between Illinois and UCLA.
Binding Lights
In a recent research paper, assistant professor Alireza Marandi delves into the innovative realm of mode-locked lasers.
The Price of Pixels
NFT platform founder Matt Lim, BS (BS ’17) on the future of the form
My Own Devices
Google privacy engineer Jeremy Gillula, PhD (BS ’06) on how protecting personal data became a priority—and what will shape the future of digital freedom
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The Sustainable City
The United Nations predicts that 70% of the world’s population will live in urban centers in the next 30 years. The city of the future will need to function differently than it does today, and the change over the next three decades will be rapid.
The Lesson Plan {For AI}
How Advances in Edtech Can Help Ensure Educational Equity
The Hole Picture
The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
Ripple Effect
How a revolutionary solar-powered water pump is transforming the lives of small-plot farmers in India How a revolutionary solar-powered water pump is transforming the lives of small-plot farmers in India
Great and Small
A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses
Sorting It Out
How Matanya Horowitz’s Revolutionary Recycling System Could Kick-Start A Global Renaissance