Caltech One of Five Centers of Excellence for Predictive Science
2008/03/18

With a $17 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the California Institute of Technology becomes one of five new centers of excellence that will focus on the emerging field of predictive science. Predictive science ... [more]

  High-Speed Data Transfer System Garners Outreach Award
2008/03/05

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) has rewarded researchers at the California Institute of Technology for better connecting physicists worldwide. Lead project scientist Harvey Newman, professor of physics at Ca ... [more]

  NSF Award: Development of a Research Infrastructure for the Multithreaded Computing Community Using the Cray XMT Platform
2007/10/10

An award of $994,408 from the National Science Foundation was made to the project entitled "Development of a Research Infrastructure for the Multithreaded Computing Community Using the Cray XMT Platform." The subcontract for Caltech/CA ... [more]

  VOEventNet & Google Sky
2007/08/22

The popular Google Earth program now has a "Sky" feature: images of the entire celestial sphere, showing hundreds of millions of stars, galaxies, and other cosmic wonders. The sky-enriched version of Google Earth is being released today. ... [more]

  US DOE SciDAC Funds $6M Fusion Simulation Prototype Center
2007/05/30

The US DOE Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program awarded $6 million to establish the Center for Plasma Edge Simulation (CPES). The goal of the CPES is to develop a new integrated predictive plasma edge simulation package ... [more]

  NIH Awards $1.78M for An Open and Scalable Stochastic Simulation Library for Biology
2007/04/18

CACR was awarded $1.78M from the National Institutes of Health for An Open and Scalable Stochastic Simulation Library for Biology. The goal is to develop a modular, open-source, software library for efficient discrete stochastic simula ... [more]

  Physicists Set New Record for Network Data Transfer at CACR/Caltech/CERN joint exhibit at SC06
2006/12/13

Click here for a full-sized version of the thumbnail above. Image shows a MonALISA plot of the aggregated network traffic to the Caltech booth, during and a ... [more]

  The Big Picture at Griffith Observatory
2006/10/05

Caltech and CACR scientists have produced the largest astronomical image ever in order to inspire the public with the wonders of space exploration. The image has been reproduced as a giant mural in the new exhibit hall of the landmark [more]

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