The first observation of a brand-new kind of supernova had been predicted by theorists but…
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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.
A New Experimental Setup for Studying Animal Behavior and Learning Your commute to work may…
Thinner than a human hair, new material can absorb impacts from microparticles traveling at supersonic…
Ants build stable tunnels by instinctively following physics, not planning. Their natural digging methods could…
The study’s target, Psyche, is the destination of an upcoming NASA mission. A close examination…
Saturn Makes Waves in its Own Rings In the same way that earthquakes cause our…
Engineers at Caltech and JPL have developed a material inspired by chain mail that can…
In Search of Food, a Fly Can Travel Six Million Times Its Body Length In…
A new open-source tool allows researchers to process vast single-cell gene expression data in minutes…
Machine-Learning Methods Lead to Discovery of Rare “Quadruply Imaged Quasars” That Can Help Solve Cosmological…
A Caltech team has developed a new tabletop tool using radioactive radium molecules to detect…
Enceladus’s hidden ocean may have Earth-like currents driven by salinity differences. Buried beneath 20 kilometers…
A Less-Invasive Technique to Decode the Brain’s Intentions What is happening in your brain as…
New data challenges the long-held theory that all of Mars’ water escaped into space. Billions…
A new proof method cuts through decades of uncertainty in multicolor Ramsey numbers, uncovering patterns…
A New Wave of Seismic Sensing Seismologists at Caltech working with optics experts at Google…
Proof-of-concept project paves the way for the integration of molecules with computer chips. Engineers have…
Mounting in mice can signal love or dominance. Two brain regions act like a switch,…