Sorting Molecules with DNA Robots
A DNA nanorobot is programmed to pick up and sort molecules into predefined regions.
Read More…Cassini's Final Plunge
Crowds at JPL and Caltech watch as the Cassini spacecraft ends its 20-year mission with a dive into Saturn.
Read More…Cassini Retro Posters →
Cassini's 20th century technology has shaped the future of 21st century science. So maybe it's not surprising artists have found inspiration both the past and the future in creating inspiring artwork to celebrate the mission.
Read More…First On-chip Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory Developed
Smallest-yet optical quantum memory device is a storage medium for optical quantum networks with the potential to be scaled up for commercial use
Read More…Caltech Alumnus Tapped for Infiniti Engineering Academy →
Evan Sloan (BS '17) is one of just seven engineers chosen to attend the academy from around the world
Read More…New App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health
Effectiveness of the app, which measures pressure waveforms of blood flow through the cardiovascular system, demonstrated in clinical trials
Read More…Caltech Celebrates 30 Years of its Computation and Neural Systems Option
Program unites engineering, biology, and physics to advance computer and neuroscience research.
Read More…Training a Machine to Watch Soccer
Identifying dynamic player roles proves critical for understanding coordinated team behavior
Read More…Pioneer of "Directed Evolution" Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Frances Arnold, the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, is being honored with the Society of Women Engineers' 2017 Achievement Award.
Read More…Pulsars and Pretzels →
Astronomy on Tap Takes Science out of the Lab and into the Bar
Read More…Prospective Applicants Explore Opportunites for Women at Caltech →
High school students tour labs, learn about undergraduate research at Summer Preview event
Read More…NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching for the Stars
Humanity's farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September.
Read More…Nominate a Caltech Graduate for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award →
Nominate a Caltech Graduate for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Read More…David Tirrell Named Caltech Provost
David Tirrell, the Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the director of the Beckman Institute, will become Caltech's tenth provost, President Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced today. His appointment will take effect October 1, 2017.
Read More…Commencement 2017
On Friday, June 16, David Lee (PhD '74), chair of the Caltech Board of Trustees, opened the Institute's 123rd annual commencement ceremony with a reminder that discovery is a never-ending process.
Read More…Alumnus Jerry Nelson, Father of Keck Telescope, Passes Away
Caltech alumnus Jerry Nelson (BS '65), credited as being the "father of the Keck telescope," has passed away at the age of 73
Read More…The Caltech Effect: First in Her Family
A fascination with science led Bianca Lepe (BS ’16) to Caltech When she found out she got into Caltech and received a full scholarship, Bianca Lepe (BS '16) screamed—and her mom cried.
Read More…A Community that Cares
Mojolaoluwa “Josh” Sonola had a choice to make: Georgia Tech or Caltech?
Read More…Time to Crack Some Stacks—It's Ditch Day!
Ditch Day, one of Caltech's oldest traditions, took place on May 26.
Read More…Class Act: Chemistry 101 →
Students Kelsey Boyle and Rebekah Silva launched a reinvented course this spring: Chemistry 101.
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