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The California Institute of Technology aims to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education.
Pasadena, CA
Joined September 2008
A new study from Caltech reports that two candidate drugs to activate mitophagy do not function in their intended manner to mitigate the effects of Parkinson's; instead, they simply damage cells.
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Investigations into the basic mechanisms through which drug candidates work reveal unexpected insights
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Investigating solar corona structures has led Paul Bellan, Caltech professor of applied physics, and his former graduate student Yang Zhang (PhD '24) to discover a new equilibrium state of the magnetic field and its associated plasma.
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Investigating the structure of solar flares has led Paul Bellan, professor of applied physics, and his colleagues to discover an equilibrium state for not only solar flares but all double helical...
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A new case of the plague has been located in El Dorado county, but should you be concerned? .How do scientists predict the spread of a virus? . Learn how disease modeling works and why it matters on the #CaltechScienceExchange.
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Disease forecasts predict the spread of a pandemic like COVID-19 and rate the effectiveness of interventions such as wearing masks.
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Three innovative new projects to explore Earth and the cosmos have been selected to move forward through the Brinson Exploration Hub at Caltech.
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Three innovative projects will explore Earth and the cosmos
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Neurons are the primary cells responsible for receiving and sending signals throughout the brain and nervous system. The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons, with trillions of connections among them.
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Explore how neurons transmit signals, adapt through neuroplasticity, and form the basis of learning, memory, and behavior. Learn about neural pathways, synaptic changes, and the brain's ability to...
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While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits.
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Mohammad Mirhosseini's lab has paired a superconducting qubit on a chip with a miniature tuning fork, demonstrating how to store quantum states longer.
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A new study from Caltech uses satellite imaging of the Sagaing Fault's motion to improve models of how such faults may behave in the future.
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New research finds that strike-slip faults, such as the San Andreas, can produce larger earthquakes than originally estimated.
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RT @Caltech: We want our experts to answer your scientific questions! Submit yours through the link below for a chance to have it answered….
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What are you curious about? Submit your question to the Caltech Science Exchange.
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Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own Sun.
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The candidate gas giant planet sits in the habitable zone around Alpha Centauri A.
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Questions should stem from one of the following subjects: . Artificial Intelligence.COVID-19 & Viruses.Earthquakes.Greater Los Angeles Fires.Neuroscience.Quantum Science & Technology.Sustainability.Voting & Elections.Biotechnology .Scientific Practice.
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We want our experts to answer your scientific questions! Submit yours through the link below for a chance to have it answered in a future Science Exchange post! .
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What are you curious about? Submit your question to the Caltech Science Exchange.
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Using lamprey as a model organism, Caltech researchers have discovered how the evolutionary acquisition of a certain kind of stem cell, called a neural crest cell, facilitated the evolution of the endostyle into the thyroid.
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Using lamprey as a model organism, researchers discovered how a specific type of stem cells participated in the evolution of the thyroid gland.
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Results could help researchers understand the fundamental limits of what is learnable in the quantum universe.
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Results could help researchers understand the fundamental limits of what is learnable in the quantum universe.
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Caltech scientists have developed a method to create metallic objects of a precisely specified shape and composition, giving them unprecedented control of the metallic mixtures they create and the enhanced properties those creations will display.
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The Greer lab has developed a method for creating metal alloys with desired compositions and properties.
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RT @CaltechSeismo: Did you feel the M4.4 earthquake near Muscoy, CA, a few minutes ago? The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system was….
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RT @CaltechSeismo: For those interested in seeing the waveforms as they came across our network, here is a playback .
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RT @CaltechSeismo: M4.4 6km W of #Muscoy, CA, #SouthernCalifornia #Earthquake confirmed valid. Updated analysis coming soon @ https://t.co/….
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Tsunamis often start with an earthquake. Dr. Lucy Jones walks us through how it happens. Learn more here:
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To help capture the impact of Caltech research and provide information on the federal funding that helps support it, the Office of Communications and External Relations has created the Investing in Innovation site at
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