New system employs a deep neural network to overcome the challenge of ground-effect turbulence Landing multi-rotor drones smoothly is difficult. Complex turbulence is created by the airflow... Read more
“Flexible and Superwettable Bands as a Platform toward Sweat Sampling and Sensing” Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However... Read more
Computer design meets potions class: A little of vial 1 and a little of vial 2 yield six-bit computations encoded in DNA Computer scientists at Caltech have designed DNA molecules that can c... Read more
Nanoscale patterning could enable precise manipulation of objects on many scales. Researchers at Caltech have designed a way to levitate and propel objects using only light, by creating spec... Read more
Imagine not having to charge your phone or laptop for weeks. That is the dream of researchers looking into alternative batteries that go beyond the current lithium-ion versions popular today... Read more
Caltech engineers create an optical gyroscope smaller than a grain of rice Mechanical versus Optical Gyroscopes Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld e... Read more
The technology developed by Caltech’s Lihong Wang images an entire breast in 15 seconds For women over 40, mammography is a necessary yet annoying procedure to endure every year or two... Read more
Catalyst Uses Inexpensive Elements and Could Be Scaled Up for Commercial Use Researchers from the University of Houston and the California Institute of Technology have reported an inexpensiv... Read more
Worn during sleep, the lens interrupts the process that destroys cells of the retina Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindn... Read more
Using a tiny array of electrodes implanted in the brain’s somatosensory cortex, Caltech scientists have induced sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man For the f... Read more
Engineered bacterial enzymes provide easy access to strained molecular structures rarely seen in nature. Caltech scientists have created a strain of bacteria that can make small but energy-p... Read more
Quantum simulator could be used to probe material properties, new phases of matter and solve optimization problems Typically, programming a computer is a fairly arduous process, involving ho... Read more
The new procedure shortens wait times from three days and could help reduce the spread of superbug bacteria. The discovery of antibiotics in the early part of the 20th century changed modern... Read more
A DNA nanorobot is programmed to pick up and sort molecules into predefined regions. Imagine a robot that could help you tidy your home: roving about, sorting stray socks into the laundry an... Read more
Caltech researchers have developed microscale devices that relay their location in the body Researchers at Caltech have developed a prototype miniature medical device that could ultimately b... Read more