In this moment of Caltech mischief that required months of planning, students Ted Williams, PhD (BS ’84) and Dan Kegel (BS ’86) manipulated the scoreboard during the January 2, 1984, Rose Bowl game between Illinois and UCLA.
Opener
Binding Lights
In a recent research paper, assistant professor Alireza Marandi delves into the innovative realm of mode-locked lasers.
The Science of Art
Fernando de Goes, PhD (MS ’11, PhD ’14) won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in February for his work developing Pixar’s Fizt2 elastic simulation system.
An X-ray’d Supernova
Robert Fisher, PhD (BS ’94), a professor at UMass Dartmouth, is one of a group of researchers who are using supercomputer-powered modeling to determine what causes Type Ia supernovae explosions.
Fine Print
In the lab of Julia Greer, PhD, Max A. Saccone, PhD (PhD ’22) and Rebecca A. Gallivan, MS (MS ’22) co-authored a paper in which they detailed a refined approach to metal printing.
Shocking Upset
In 1968, Wally Rippel, BS (BS ’68) and his Caltech team challenged MIT students to a cross-country race of electric cars
Paper Trails
This grizzly bear is made from a single sheet of handmade paper
Science In Action
Caltech’s campus is getting a sustainable upgrade from Yazdani Studios
The Hole Picture
The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
Great and Small
A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses