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Between July 4 and July 6, 2019, a sequence of powerful earthquakes rumbled near Ridgecrest, California, triggering more than 10,000 aftershocks over a six-week period. Seeing an opportunity, researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion…

Using surplus human embryos voluntarily donated from in vitro fertilization clinics in the UK, scientists have extensively studied the pre-implantation period in the laboratory, the period before a developing embryo would implant into the…

The new study, appearing in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, utilized Amazon's crowdsourcing platform Mechanical Turk to enlist more than 1,500 volunteers to rate paintings in the genres of impressionism, cubism, abstract, and color…

But even though CRISPR-Cas9 technology has offered an unprecedented level of control for those studying genetics and genetic engineering, there has been room for improvement. Now, a new technique developed at Caltech by biology graduate…

Like all metals, silver, copper, and gold are conductors. Electrons flow across them, carrying heat and electricity. While gold is a good conductor under any conditions, some materials have the property of behaving like metal conductors…

The technology, known as photoacoustic computerized tomography, or PACT, has been developed by Lihong Wang, Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, as a method for imaging tissues and organs. Previous versions of…

Like all metals, silver, copper, and gold are conductors. Electrons flow across them, carrying heat and electricity. While gold is a good conductor under any conditions, some materials have the property of behaving like metal conductors…

Caltech held its annual Leadership Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 25. This year's virtual ceremony recognized undergraduate and graduate students who have provided leadership to the student body and enrichment to the Institute.Varun…

Caltech's annual Seminar Day gives alumni from around the world the opportunity to hear about exciting research and new discoveries from experts across various fields of science, technology, and engineering. Seminar Day 2021, presented on…

Tiny structures inspired by the shape of cactus spines allow a newly created material to gather drinkable water from the air both day and night, combining two water-harvesting technologies into one.The material, a micro-architected…