Tag: California Institute of Technology

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:17 UTC

  US researchers win Physics Nobel Prize for gravitational waves detection

  

  Three U.S. researchers won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for developing an observatory that made possible the detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time theorized by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2016 - 10:34 UTC

  Oxford leads world university rankings; 15 out of 20 top list are from US

  

  Oxford University has come top of The Times Higher Education world university rankings - a first for a UK university. Oxford knocks California Institute of Technology, the top performer for the past five years, into second place. But there are warnings the vote to leave the European Union could destabilize UK higher education and hinder work with academics abroad.

• Saturday, August 2nd 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  US scientists discover hub of brain cells, in mice, that controls the desire to eat

  

  US scientists have discovered a central hub of brain cells that may put the brakes on a desire to eat, a study in mice shows. And switching on these neurons can stop feeding immediately, according to the Nature Neurosciences report.