Caltech in the News for the week of May 31, 2009
Caltech In the News is our weekly review of Caltech faculty, staff and students who have appeared in the news media this past week. This is but a sampling of our coverage. Please note that some links may expire after some time.
On June 4, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving JPL and Caltech employees was covered by the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Pasadena Star-News and others.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jpl5-2009jun05,0,1503697.story
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_12525061
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2009/06/nasa_background_checks_court_f.html
A June 5 Wall Street Journal story looked at research on DNA folding by bioengineers Paul Rothemund and Erik Winfree.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124413997181485425.html
A June 4 People's Daily story on China's newest telescope quoted astronomer Richard Ellis. The story was also carried in the Beijing Review and Xinhua News.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6672009.html
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/science/txt/2009-06/05/content_199300.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/04/content_11487867.htm
A June 4 Science Daily story covered the development of a "nanoscale zipper cavity" by applied physicist Oskar Painter. Also covering the research was Scientist Live, Nanotechnology News and Photonics Online.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604144338.htm
http://www.scientistlive.com/European-Science-News/Nanotechnology/Nanoscale_zipper_cavity/22562/
http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Nanoscale-Zipper-Cavity-Responds-To-Single-Ph-0001
A June 3 Nature story highlighted the creation of a miniature microscope by electrical engineer Changhuei Yang.
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090603/full/459632a.html
A June 2 USA Today story listed Caltech as a national leader in environmental and alternative energy research.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-06-01-alternative-energy_N.htm
A June 1 Wired magazine story highlighted work by environmental science graduate student King Fai Li showing a billion-year extension in the survival of life on Earth. Science Now, The Examiner, and other news outlets also covered the research.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/earth-gets-a-billion-year-life-extension/
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/601/1
http://www.examiner.com/x-1242-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Lowering-atmospheric-pressure-to-save-the-future
