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Government Testing Earthquake Warning System In California

The government has been testing an early alert system since February that was developed by the California Institute of Technology and UC Berkeley.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/09/20

Caltech Researchers Discover Brain Location That Influences Gambling

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology say they have discovered the exact location in a human brain that influences gambling, more specifically, a gambler’s belief that a payoff is “due.”

2011/05/07

NASA Releases Data From Its Sky-Mapping Telescope

The first batch of data from a NASA mission to map the entire sky has been released to scientists and anyone with access to the Internet.

2011/04/15

Finally! Caltech Losing Streak Comes To An End

Finally! The longest losing streak in America comes to an end as the Caltech Beavers beat Occidental 46-45.

2011/02/22

Caltech Losing Streak Extended To 301

The longest losing streak in America may finally be broken when Caltech’s men’s basketball team tips off against Cal Lutheran Wednesday night.

2011/01/20

Stephen Hawking Gets Rock-Star Welcome At Caltech

Stephen Hawking’s annual pilgrimage to Caltech has lured hundreds to hear the genius hailed as the rock star of physics and the “nerd pope.”

2011/01/19

Caltech Researchers Develop Strongest Known Metal Alloy

Caltech researchers say they’ve developed a new metal alloy that is stronger than any other metal known to science.

2011/01/16

Caltech To Host Annual Pumpkin Drop

When trick-or-treating and the West Hollywood Carnaval wind down late Sunday, Caltech will hold its annual “Millikan Pumpkin Drop Experiment.”

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2010/10/31

Caltech Named 2nd Best University In The World

We’re number 1… almost! Pasadena’s Caltech has been ranked the second best university in the world, narrowly edged out by Harvard, according to the London-based Times Higher Education magazine.

2010/09/20

Study Ranks Caltech 2nd Among World’s Top Schools

A study published in the London-based Times Higher Education magazine has given several Southland universities some high honors.

2010/09/19

Caltech Proclaimed 2nd Best University In The World

Harvard edged out Pasadena’s Caltech by just .1 to be named the best university in the world, according to a study published by an international education magazine in Britain.

2010/09/18