8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (421+ words) A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus, is running low in their environment. The work is important for understanding the complex relationships between microorganisms and the roots of…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (522+ words) On June 17, professors, students, alumni, donors, state and local government representatives, and industry partners gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Quantum Precision Measurement at Caltech, a new center that will serve as…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1035+ words) Kip Thorne (BS '62), the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus; Caltech Distinguished Alumnus; and Nobel laureate, delivered the keynote address at Caltech's 132nd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 12. Welcome, families and friends of the graduates of 2026. I will address my…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (173+ words) The study is described in a paper appearing in the journal Icarus on May 14. The research was conducted in the laboratory of the late Yuk L. Yung, professor of planetary science and senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (420+ words) When stars like our Sun age, they puff up into red giants. Their bubbling outer mass gradually escapes into space, and their remaining cores contract into white dwarfs. Since most stars end their lives this way, the universe is teeming…...

1+ week, 5+ min ago  (620+ words) On Friday, June 12th, Caltech celebrated its 132nd Commencement, awarding 235 bachelor's degrees, 1 engineer's degree, 126 master's degrees, and 255 doctoral degrees. It was a warm and bright morning on Beckman Mall, where the 2026 graduates gathered, dressed in caps and gowns, and in the company…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (900+ words) While the giant single dishes are very sensitive, which means they excel at detecting faint radio waves from across the cosmos, arrays of many dishes can take the sharpest images. Now, researchers at Caltech are getting ready to build a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (622+ words) To allow for medical sensing that can move flexibly with the body and even internal organs such as a beating heart, scientists in the Gao lab have developed a bioelectronic material that maintains conductivity and a strong connection with the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (293+ words) The last decade in America has been marked by falling confidence in higher education and politicized attacks on academic institutions. But what is driving these growing negative perceptions and what can be done about them? In a public talk at…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (252+ words) The project was completed in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders USA, a nongovernmental organization that undertakes such engineering projects in underserved communities. In 2023, former students from the Caltech EWB chapter traveled to Ecuador to assess the water system and the…...