In last night's State of the Union Address , President Obama plugged an effort at Pasadena's California Institute of Technology to develop a way to convert solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water into fuel. The technology has the possibility of creating electricity producing power plants which could provide "zero CO2 emissions" power plants. MORE >>

Pasadena-based California Insitute of Technology said this week that it has tapped a venture capitalist for its Board of Trustees. According to Caltech, Narendra K. caltech venture capital executive trustee education california technology school nexus india investmentREAD MORE>>. MORE >>

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, February 2, at Caltech. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. MORE >>

Venturing onto the Factory Floor: Opportunities in Sensors and Measurement Technologies. California Institute of Technology. Post-program Coffee & Networking with Speakers: 11:15 am to 12:00 pm.           Cost: $40 on-line registration; $50 at the door; $10 full-time students; Caltech students – Free. REGISTER. Normal. MORE >>

Two, Southern California researchers were awarded the nation's top honor for their contributions to science and technology Friday, as President Obama awarded twelve researchers the National Medal of Science, and eleven inventors with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a ceremony at the White House. READ MORE>>. MORE >>