A program that speeds delivery of data via the Web, recently developed by computer scientists at Caltech, has piqued the interest of Hollywood studios as a potential breakthrough in the distribution ...

Led by CalTech computer science professor Peter Schröder and Wim Sweldens of Bell Labs' Mathematical Sciences Research Center, scientists have developed an algorithm ...

Computers dominate so many people's lives. Who doesn't log hours of screen time every day on their "phone"—a device that, yes, can initiate or receive telephone calls but mostly serves as a ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

As CEO of Cryogenic Industries, Ross Brown gained an appreciation of the work of scientific researchers, prompting him to launch a program giving $2 million awards for mid-career researchers. As CEO ...

For more than a century, the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech, has been a global beacon of scientific progress and discovery, attracting some of the world’s brightest minds to Pasadena.

Deborah D.L. Chung, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from California Institute ...