NASA's JPL appoints its first female director
Dr. Laurie Leshin has very relevant experience.
Caltech
Wind and solar could meet 85 percent of current US electricity needs
Renewable sources may meet most power demands in 'advanced, industrialized nations,' according to a study.
NASA reveals how its SPHEREx space telescope will search for big bang clues
A preliminary design for the "subcompact car" sized scope has been approved.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
AI helps drone swarms navigate through crowded, unfamiliar spaces
It could be key to self-driving cars, not to mention search and rescue.
Astronomers may have spotted light from colliding black holes
It would be the first known instance of a visible collision.
Eight US companies will manufacture NASA’s COVID-19 ventilator
NASA and Caltech are evaluating potential international manufacturers, too.
NASA will license its FDA-approved ventilator to manufacturers for free
It can be built faster and maintained more easily than traditional ventilators.
Scientists make jellyfish swim faster to prepare for deep-sea exploration
They developed a prosthetic that uses electrical impulses to give jellyfish a boost.
NASA decommissions Spitzer Space Telescope after 16 years of service
The James Webb Space Telescope will take its place next year.
Watch a 'transforming' drone blast out of a cannon
Ballistic drones could aid emergency response teams and space exploration.
Self-folding 'Rollbot' changes its shape in response to heat
The untethered soft robot can move itself.
Two dead, dancing stars challenge astronomers' expectations
They spin around each other in minutes and don't produce X-rays.
AR technology helps the blind navigate by making objects 'talk'
You could walk through unfamiliar areas using a headset to find your way.
Autonomous drones can herd birds away from airports
Caltech engineers have developed an algorithm to make that possible.
NASA will create coldest place in the universe to study quantum physics
The Cold Atom Lab just reached the International Space Station.
8Magic Leap One: All the things we still don’t know
Hold your horses. The AR revolution has yet to begin.
The world's smallest Mona Lisa is made from DNA
Genetic origami promises breakthroughs in tiny patterns.
Astronomers just measured a whole lot more than gravitational waves
Researchers around the world are collecting troves of new data from this latest event.
DNA 'robots' could sort molecules in your blood
A single genetic strand is all it takes.
Researchers develop method for real-time speech animation
Audio can be incorporated automatically without time-consuming manual animation.
