Scientists discover remnants of Theia, the planet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago
Two continent-sized structures deep inside Earth may contain remnants of Theia, the ancient planet thought to have collided…
Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joining Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
Caltech could lose control of JPL for first time in decades
The contract for management and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be opened up to a competitive…
Accused shooter at correspondents dinner is 31-year-old Caltech grad
A photo of shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen distributed on social media by President Trump. (Image from post…
Quantum breakthrough cuts 1,000 qubits to five, speeds computing
Scientists at California Institute of Technology and startup Oratomic have developed a method to drastically cut the number…
Research Team Finds Useful Quantum Computers Could Be Built with as Few as 10,000 Qubits
Insider Brief New research from Caltech and Oratomic suggests fault-tolerant quantum computers could require only 10,000–20,000 qubits—far fewer…
Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites
As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns…
Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana of Johns Hopkins is named Caltech president
Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist and provost of Johns Hopkins University, will become the next president of Caltech —…
US team finds problems that even quantum computers can’t crack
Quantum computers are often seen as the ultimate problem-solvers, capable of tackling calculations that would take classical machines…
Dallas’ Topaz Labs Partners with Texas A&M, Stanford, CalTech, and Others on Use of Agentic AI for Photo Editing & Restoration » Dallas Innovates
4KAgent from Topaz Labs and its partners. [Video still: Topaz Labs] Dallas-based Topaz Labs says its has developed…