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The rise of social media has meant that social and professional interactions are increasingly carried out online. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, as the digital world becomes more immersive and realistic. To…

Nelson and Reisman are faculty affiliates of the Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS), which is one of seven National Science Foundation Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI), and which recently received a $20 million grant from…

As NASA's Mars Perseverance rover explores Jezero Crater on the red planet, scientists back at at Caltech are eagerly launching into what is quite possibly humanity's best chance for finding ancient signs of extraterrestrial life to…

California's energy grid, an engineering marvel 150 years ago, is due for a makeover. Now, thanks to an interdisciplinary group of researchers, Caltech is working to transform energy systems by developing a "smart grid": a flexible,…

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Caltech have created model mouse embryos from stem cells—the body's master cells, which can develop into almost any cell type in the body—that have beating hearts, as well as the…

Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in nature's growth patterns. The researchers showed that, using these rules,…

As NASA's Mars Perseverance rover explores Jezero Crater on the red planet, scientists back at at Caltech are eagerly launching into what is quite possibly humanity's best chance for finding ancient signs of extraterrestrial life to…

NASA has selected the the UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX), led by Caltech's Fiona Harrison, the Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics and the Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, for…

More than 120 students participating in Caltech's summer research programs presented posters on Thursday, August 18, showcasing a wide range of research from space exploration and kidney stone treatment to DNA-based computing and…

To help student veterans acclimate to civilian life and earn undergraduate degrees, Caltech once again partnered with the national nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) to host a STEM Academic Boot Camp August 6-13. The intensive…