California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Applied Physics (This category covers the technological applications of research into atoms and subatomic particles like photons and electrons.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Applied Physics at Caltech
photonics and optoelectronics, biophysics, solid-state electronic materials and devices, plasma physics, and amorphous and nanostructured materials

Institute for Quantum Information
to understand how fundamental physical laws can be harnessed to dramatically improve the acquisition, transmission, and processing of information

Caltech MURI Center for Quantum Networks
optical trapping of atoms in high-finesse optical cavities, fabrication and loading of magnetic microtraps, semiconductor photonic bandgap structures for cavity QED, Raman-coupled cavity QED, efficient computer simulation of massive quantum networks, fundamental studies in quantum information theory, efficient decision algorithms for quantum entanglement

Caltech Quantum Optics
cavity quantum electrodynamics, nonclassical effects in cold atomic ensembles, quantum teleportation

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Applied Physics Research Centers
Applied Physics Research Areas
IQI Publications
Center for Quantum Networks Publications
Quantum Optics Publications

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Biotechnology
(This category covers the technological applications of DNA and other biological molecules. It also includes tools for manipulating biological materials.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Computation and Neural Systems
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Bioengineering

Deeper Links:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Research Areas
Bioengineering - Research
Bioengineering - Seminars


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Computing
(This category covers research into all aspects of information processing, including computers, software and communications.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Center for Advanced Computing Research
Computer Science at Caltech

Information Science and Technology
Robotics
Collective Robotics Research Group
Caltech Robotics Outreach Group

Parallel and Distributed Computing Group
Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium
Materials and Process Simulating Center
Computer Graphics Research at Caltech
The Digital Life Laboratory at California Institute of Technology

Deeper Links:
Avida Artificial Life Group
Center for Advanced Computer Research Projects
Center for Advanced Computer Research Publications
Computer Science Infospheres Papers
Computer Science Paradise Technical Reports
Computer Science Structured Multithreaded Publications

Computer Science - Research

Information Science and Technology - Research Centers
Workshop on Interfaces to Scientific Data Archives
Technical Infrastructure Developments
Robotics - Research
Computational Vision - Publications
Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium - Research
Digital Life Lab - Research
Digital Life Lab - Publications

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Engineering (This category covers research into designing and building all manner of electrical and mechanical devices.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Robotics
Caltech Robotics Outreach Group
Collective Robotics Research Group
Caltech High-Speed Integrated Circuits

Deeper Links:

Robotics - Research
Department of Electrical Engineering - Networks and Wireless Communication
Caltech High-Speed Integrated Circuits - Research

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Materials (This category covers research into developing materials that have useful biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical or optical properties.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Center for Science and Engineering of Materials at Caltech
DAEDALUS: Atwater Group
Molecular Materials Research Center

Deeper Links:
Center for Science and Engineering of Materials at Caltech - Research
Past Materials Research Lectures
DAEDALUS - Research
DAEDALUS - Publications
Molecular Materials Research Center Research

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Nanotechnology (This category covers research into the technological uses of nanoscale objects ranging from particles around five times smaller than a red blood cell to individual molecules.)

Primary Research Units and Focus:
Caltech Nanofabrication Group
DAEDALUS: Atwater Group

Deeper Links:
DAEDALUS - Research
DAEDALUS - Publications
Carbon Nanotubes

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