Jupiter wasn’t always the planet we know today—it was once twice as big, had a…
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned research university located in Pasadena, California, known for its rigorous academics and pioneering contributions to science and engineering. With a strong focus on fundamental research, Caltech has been at the forefront of breakthroughs in fields such as physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, and computer science. Home to influential scientists and numerous Nobel laureates, Caltech operates major research facilities like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which plays a key role in NASA’s space exploration missions. The institute fosters a collaborative environment that pushes the boundaries of scientific discovery and technological innovation on both a national and global scale.
Caltech’s iCares bandage samples fluid and tracks wound biomarkers to detect infection early and predict…
Physicists are tapping into the strange world of quantum sensors to revolutionize particle detection in…
High school senior Matteo Paz stunned the astronomy world by uncovering 1.5 million previously unknown…
Scientists are tackling one of the biggest hurdles in quantum computing: errors caused by noise…
Caltech engineers have made a breakthrough in quantum communication by successfully linking two quantum nodes…
Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their…
Caltech researchers have developed PAMs, a novel material that blends the properties of solids and…
Scientists at Caltech have uncovered a surprising limit to human thought speed—just 10 bits per…
Researchers at Caltech have developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots (BAM) capable of delivering therapeutic drugs precisely…
NASA’s new Landolt mission, launching in 2029, will orbit an artificial star around Earth to…
Solar-powered wearable sweat sensors developed at Caltech use perovskite solar cells for energy, enabling continuous…
Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the accretion disk around the young…
Beetles are an evolutionary success, with rove beetles’ diversification largely due to their unique tergal…
Caltech’s new optical devices, evolved by algorithms and crafted via precise 3D printing, offer advanced…
Researchers have linked the origins of fast radio bursts to magnetars, highly magnetized neutron stars,…
Astounding simulation shows magnetic fields create fluffy, not flat, accretion disks around supermassive black holes,…
Caltech scientists have introduced a revolutionary machine-learning-driven technique for accurately measuring the mass of individual…