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James “Jim” L. Adams

BY ANDREW MYERS -James L. “Jim” Adams, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and an expert in creativity and product design, passed away surrounded by family at his home on the Stanford campus on January 15, 2022; he was 87. Adams was a true “maker” – a...

Welko Gasich

Welko Elton Gasich of Los Angeles, California, passed away on Friday evening, January 14, 2022, of heart failure with his beloved wife by his side. Welko was born March 28, 1922, in the small farming community of Cupertino, California, to Elija and Catherine (Paviso)...

Eric Etheridge

Eric Pharr Etheridge passed away Jan. 9, 2022, at the age of 62. He was born in 1959 in the state of Georgia to Roger Etheridge and Rena Faye Norby, nee Ritchey. Once he completed high school there, off he went to Cal Tech and remained on the West Coast the rest of...

Martin Walt

Martin Walt passed away on December 15, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 95 years old at the time of his death. Martin was born in West Plains, Missouri but spent most of his childhood in La Crescenta, CA, graduating from Glendale High School in 1944. It...
Cassini Retro Posters

Cassini Retro Posters

Cassini’s 20th century technology has shaped the future of 21st century science. So maybe it’s not surprising artists have found inspiration both the past and the future in creating inspiring artwork to celebrate the mission.

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Cassini’s Final Plunge

Cassini’s Final Plunge

It ended with a bang and with a whisper. Closing out a chapter of the study of Saturn and its moons and rings, NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere of Saturn on September 15, burning up as it streaked across Saturn's sky—while back on Earth, the...

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Sorting Molecules with DNA Robots

Sorting Molecules with DNA Robots

Imagine a robot that could help you tidy your home: roving about, sorting stray socks into the laundry and dirty dishes into the dishwasher. While such a practical helper may still be the stuff of science fiction, Caltech scientists have developed an autonomous...

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The Giving Reflex

The Giving Reflex

Peter Hung has seen Caltech from a variety of angles—as an undergraduate, a graduate student, an award-winning instructor, a research mentor, an alumnus, and a donor. His story is a case study in what Caltech gives to its community, and how that community gives back....

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