“I want to be a voice for women who are victims of domestic violence.” These were the words of Sarah Elizabeth Nichols Abdus-Samad, the recipient of the “Live Your Dream” award from the Altadena-Pasadena chapter of Soroptimist International at a luncheon held ... More »
A new technique invented at Caltech to produce graphene—a material made up of an atom-thick layer of carbon—at room temperature could help pave the way for commercially feasible graphene-based solar cells and light-emitting diodes, large-panel displays, and fl... More »
When applied to semiconducting materials such as silicon, the nickel oxide film prevents rust buildup and facilitates an important chemical process in the solar-driven production of fuels such as methane or hydrogen. “We have developed a new type of protective... More »
An upbeat-looking galaxy cluster appears to smile at us in a newly released image from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster – designated as SDSS J1038+4849 – appears to have two eyes and a nose as part of a happy face. Those eyes... More »
Through three gifts to Caltech’s Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS), investor and philanthropist Foster Stanback and his wife, Coco, aim to help the Institute advance innovation in space exploration, with the attendant benefits of an educated wo... More »
A JPL study using two years of observations from a novel mountaintop instrument finds that Los Angeles’ annual emissions of methane, an important greenhouse gas, are 18 to 61 percent higher than widely used estimates. The study is the first to demonstrate the ... More »
The rapidly melting ice sheets on the coast of West Antarctica are a potential major contributor to rising ocean levels worldwide. Although warm water near the coast is thought to be the main factor causing the ice to melt, the process by which this water ends... More »
Comet NEOWISE was first observed by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft on Valentine’s Day, 2014. NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen c... More »
The artist concept depicts “multiple-transiting planet systems,” which are stars with more than one planet. Photo credit: NASA JPL’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing... More »
The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign involving legions of instruments on the ground and in space, including NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Carnegie Inst... More »
One of the key figures during the end of racial segregation in schools in the 1950s shared his experience at the Allendale Branch Library on Saturday, talking about how much prejudice he faced after finally being admitted to an all-white school. Dr. Terrence R... More »
A quick Google search for “interfaith high school†returns tens of thousands of results for programs, dialogs, coalitions, councils, and more. But only one result names an actual school: The Peace & Justice Academy in Pasadena, CA. The nation’s first ful... More »
