http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:09:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 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/prenatal_insecticide_linked_to_altered_brain While chlorpyrifos is no longer registered for household use in the US, it continues to be widely used around the world, as well as on many food and agricultural products throughout the US CalTechNews Tue, 01 May 2012 07:33:49 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/tv_as_thin_as_a_sheet_of_paper_ Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed electronics CalTechNews Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:59:56 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/environmental_toxicants_affect_generations A Washington State University researcher has demonstrated that a variety of environmental toxicants can have negative effects on not just an exposed animal but the next three generations of its offspring CalTechNews Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:05:12 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/world_s_smallest_radio_stations_two_molecules We know since the dawn of modern physics that although events in our everyday life can be described by classical physics CalTechNews Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:10:34 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/rainbow_in_the_palm_of_your_hand University at Buffalo engineers have developed a one-step, low-cost method to fabricate a polymer with extraordinary properties CalTechNews Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:31:09 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/rare_element_found_in_three_ancient_stars Nearly 13.7 billion years ago, the universe was made of only hydrogen, helium and traces of lithium -- byproducts of the Big Bang. Some 300 million years later, the very first stars emerged, creating additional chemical elements throughout the universe CalTechNews Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:36:30 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/tandem_polymer_solar_cells_set_world_record Organic polymers can be produced in high volumes at low cost, resulting in photovoltaic devices that are cheap, lightweight and flexible CalTechNews Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:21:20 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/scientists_create_first_atomic_x-ray_laser Scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and opening the door to a new range of scientific disc CalTechNews Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:31:05 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/_bubblegrams_reveal_inner_workings_of_viruses Since the discovery of the microscope, scientists have tried to visualize smaller and smaller structures to provide insights into the inner workings of human cells, bacteria and viruses CalTechNews Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:04:13 +0100