In a blog post, Michael Alvarez and colleagues describe evidence-based steps that can improve voter confidence in the U.S. election system.
Story on Flybrix, a do-it-yourself kit for constructing a drone made of Lego bricks, developed by Caltech alumnus Robb Walters (MS '03, PhD '07) and collaborators.
Caltech biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore comments on the viability of a new $3 billion initiative by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to "cure, manage or eradicate" all diseases by the end of this century.
Michael Roukes quoted in an article about brain-mapping initiatives, including the new International Brain Initiative announced at the United Nations General Assembly on September 19.
Dianne Newman and Victoria Orphan among the 23 new MacArthur Fellows.
"Dianne Newman, who studies both geology and medicine, says she is a 'pied piper' of microbes."
New art exhibit at Caltech finds inspiration in the frustrations of astronomer Charles Messier.
Interview with 2016 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Victoria Orphan.
Interview with Dianne Newman, recipient of a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship.
A mysterious glowing "blob" in outer space—first discovered by Charles Steidel and colleague—has puzzled astronomers for more than 15 years. Now researchers have uncovered the secret behind the blob's light.
