Graphene gets serious
Imagine one marshmallow, 100 pieces of dried spaghetti, and a roll of masking tape lying on a large table. Next to the supplies are directions that read: “Elevate the marshmallow [...]
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Science at Burning Man: Say What?
Burning Man... what a controversial topic these days. The annual festival received quite a bit of media attention this year, with a particular emphasis on how the 'tech elite' do burning [...]
Where are you, Dr. Frank Baxter?
This year marks the 50th anniversary of my first publication. In 1964, when we were eleven-year-old fifth graders, my best friend Mace Rosenstein and I launched The Pres-stein Gazette, a [...]
Celebrating Theoretical Physics at Caltech’s Burke Institute
Walter Burke Editor's Note: Yesterday and today, Caltech is celebrating the inauguration of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics. John Preskill made the following remarks at a [...]
The 10 biggest breakthroughs in physics over the past 25 years, according to us.
Making your way to the cutting edge of any field is a daunting challenge. But especially when the edge of the field is expanding; and even harder still when the [...]
Joint IQIM/AWS Seminar
Joint IQIM/AWS Seminar Joint IQIM/AWS Seminar Series The Joint IQIM/AWS Seminar Series provides an opportunity for colleagues in the research community to present recent work. Seminars are currently [...]
How I learned to stop worrying and love graphene
Five years ago, I was staring out one of the few windowed cubicles in a cluttered office full of overambitious salespeople willing to throw their own father under a bus, [...]
Who named the qubit?
Perhaps because my 40th wedding anniversary is just a few weeks away, I have been thinking about anniversaries lately, which reminded me that we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of [...]
One Entangled Evening
One Entangled Evening On January 26th 2016, Caltech hosted One Entangled Evening, a night of science and entertainment celebrating Richard P. Feynman’s quantum legacy. A sold-out [...]
To become a good teacher, ignore everything you’re told and learn from the masters (part 1 of 4)
Editor's Note: Kevin Kuns, a physics concentrator in the Caltech Class of 2012, received the D. S. Kothari Prize in Physics for undergraduate research conducted at Caltech's Institute for Quantum [...]