PhD student Anika Jalil overcomes a major challenge by placing the right number of nickel atoms in exactly the right place.
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Concept illustration of nickel atoms placed on a silver catalyst for improved, safer, more environmentally friendly performance.
Feb 26, 2025
Jeff Sakamoto; photograph by Lilli Walker
Feb 24, 2025
A new study finds that adding certain dopants could lead to safer, more energy-efficient batteries.
Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight. Artwork created by Brian Long
Feb 21, 2025
UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators have developed a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.
Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference. Used with permission of Microsoft.
Feb 20, 2025
A Microsoft team led by UCSB physicists unveils a first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer.
Third-year bioengineering PhD student Lauren Washington.
Feb 20, 2025
PhD student Lauren Washington’s grandmother helped her understand the value, by example, of her presence in any room.
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN, by Haochen Wang and ChuanNan Li
Feb 14, 2025
Illuminating a path to superior electro-optic performance in aluminum scandium nitride alloys.
Feb 13, 2025
Mechanical engineering senior Akinwole Akinbolagbe sees incentives for Black-student leadership as a key to building the campus community.
Eyob Teshome, shown with an illustration evoking Black History Month.
Feb 12, 2025
Meet computer science student Eyob Teshome, a Sacramento native who sees incentives for leadership as a key to expanding UCSB's Black community.
Towela Phiri
Feb 11, 2025
Meet Towela Phiri, the first of several extraordinary Black students in STEM at UCSB we will introduce in this space over the coming days to celebrate Black History Month.
Kerem Çamsari
Feb 10, 2025
The associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department receives prestigious recognition for his work on probabilistic computing.
Craig Hawker
Feb 10, 2025
He receives the Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award, named for a pioneer in the field.
M. Scott Shell, a chemical engineering professor, has been elected a Fellow by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Feb 06, 2025
He developed a novel technique based on relative entropy and numerical optimization algorithms that served advanced multiscale modeling.
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