http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:04:22 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/best_time_to_study_the_cosmos_was_more_than_13_billion_years_ago By observing the large-scale cosmic wrinkles now, we can learn about the initial conditions of the universe. But is now really the best time to look, or would we get better information billions of years into the future -- or the past? CalTechNews Tue, 22 May 2012 18:54:06 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/unique_gold_earring_found_in_intriguing_collection_of_ancient_jewelry_in_israel Hoard of gold and silver jewelry hidden for thousands of years could have Egyptian origin, say TAU researchers CalTechNews Tue, 22 May 2012 07:07:32 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/morphing_robots_and_shape-shifting_sculptures Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:33:02 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/chemical_exposure_raises_descendants_sensitivity_to_stress Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Washington State University have seen an increased reaction to stress in animals whose ancestors were exposed to an environmental compound generations earlier. CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:27:59 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/cloak_of_invisibility It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers at Stanford and UPenn have shown. They have created an invisible, light-detecting device that can "see without being seen." CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:22:39 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/zooming_in_on_bacterial_weapons_in_3-d The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:17:07 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/how_birds_learn_songs_motor_control_insights To learn its signature melody, the male songbird uses a trial-and-error process to mimic the song of its father, singing the tune over and over again CalTechNews Sun, 20 May 2012 22:53:12 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/silicon_memory_chip_may_offer_super-fast_memory The first purely silicon oxide-based 'Resistive RAM' memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions -- opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory -- has been developed by researchers at UCL CalTechNews Sat, 19 May 2012 17:41:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/coffee_drinkers_have_lower_risk_of_death Older adults who drank coffee -- caffeinated or decaffeinated -- had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee CalTechNews Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:42 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/how_exercise_affects_the_brain Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on CalTechNews Fri, 18 May 2012 19:57:02 +0100