Laser pioneer Charles H. “Charlie” Townes (PhD ’39), a life member of the Caltech Board of Trustees and a recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics, died on Tuesday, January 27. He was 99 years old. Townes, a professor of physics, emeritus, at UC Berkeley, ... More »
There are no garbage trucks equipped to leave the atmosphere and pick up debris floating around the Earth. But what if we could send a robot to do the job? Local scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on adhesive gripping tools that could grapple ... More »
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association challenges you to make a personal video (the easy way) and you can win free tickets to the 2016 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game. The Association launched a video contest contest Dec. 15 in collaboration with Magist... More »
