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Featured News

The Farthest—Voyager in Space

Key figures from the Voyager mission participated in a panel discussion and screening of the new documentary "The Farthest—Voyager In Space" on July 29.

Carbon Conversion

New CO2 experiments may lead to artificial, renewable fuels.

A collage showing a variety of lifeforms

Computers Become Better Naturalists

Algorithms developed for a machine-learning contest created by Caltech and Cornell Tech have been able to correctly identify 5,000 species from photos as much as 95 percent of the time.

NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching for the Stars

The Voyager spacecraft will celebrate 40 years in space this August and September.

Featured Events

Aug 11 | 8:00 pm Stargazing Lecture - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time - Sean Carroll (Caltech)

Aug 11 | 8:00 pm EXPLiCIT: The Ash Girl

Aug 12 | 8:00 pm Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk

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More Headlines

> Conte Center Poised for Next Chapter in Decision-Making Research

> Fighting Viruses with Viruses

> Designing Computer Software of the Future

> Neural Networks Model Audience Reactions to Movies

> Holographic Imaging Could Be Used to Detect Signs of Life in Space

> Key to Speeding Up Carbon Sequestration Discovered

> Computer Chip Technology Repurposed for Making Reflective Nanostructures

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Video Spotlight

Gearing up to Search for Life on Enceladus

Enceladus has a lot of water—an ocean's worth, hidden beneath an icy shell that coats the entire surface.

Gearing up to Search for Life on Enceladus

Featured Research Centers and Institutes

170426 Reatured Research Centers

Beckman Institute

The Beckman Institute develops methods, instrumentation, and materials for fundamental research in chemistry and biology.

Resnick Sustainability Institute

The Resnick Sustainability Institute fosters advances in energy science and technology.

Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience

The Chen Institute at Caltech seeks to deepen our understanding of the brain and how it works.

Kavli Nanoscience Institute

The KNI advances cross-disciplinary research in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center

The Rosen Bioengineering Center supports research at the intersection of biology and engineering.

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