A new technique promises deeper insights into polymer degradation in high-shear conditions.
College of Engineering News
Artist’s concept illustration depicting a neutron scattering beam equipped with the new capillary rheo-SANS device being used to probe the deformation and breakage of polymers as they are exposed to extremely strong shear flows. Illustration by Brian Long
Nov 30, 2020
Artist's concept illustration depicting cells treated with antibiotics (red) propagating in a river environment, while those that have been genetically modified to remove the gene that produces the fluoride exporter (green) die off in the presence of fluoride. Illustration by Lillian McKinney
Nov 30, 2020
In Michelle O’Malley’s lab, a simple approach suggests a leap in addressing a grand challenge of our time.
Nov 24, 2020
Fixing software vulnerabilities at the source-code level is difficult. With new DARPA funding, Giovanni Vigna and former students are finding a better way.
Additive manufacturing of a cobalt-nickel (CoNi)-base superalloy via electron beam melting (EBM) and selective laser melting (SLM). Shown (from left): Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs of metal powder of the alloy SB–CoNi-10 used for a) EBM and b) SLM printing trials of simple bar geometries (c, d) printed for uniaxial tensile testing; and complex geometries such as prototype turbine blades with e) internal cooling channels or f) thin, over-hanging platforms.
Nov 16, 2020
Superalloys typically cannot be 3D-printed. Tresa Pollock’s laboratory group has made one that can be.
Shumo Chu, assistant professor of computer science
Oct 23, 2020
The new assistant professor of computer science focuses his research on database systems, programming languages,and applied cryptography.
A new process developed at UCSB holds promise for reducing the Earth's growing burden of plastic waste.
Oct 22, 2020
Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste, repurposing it for further use.
Oct 21, 2020
The BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE) Institute will advance bioindustrial manufacturing technologies.
As everythign becomes more connected, security becomes ever more important.
Oct 20, 2020
Computer scientists at UCSB are developing new techniques to address the vulnerabilities of smart devices.
Jonathan Balkind joins the Computer Science Department as an assistant professor.
Oct 19, 2020
The new computer science assistant professor studies the overlap between computer architecture, programming languages, and operating systems.
The Center for Responsible Machine Learning hosted a virtual summit on AI and COVID-19.
Oct 16, 2020
UCSB's Center for Responsible Machine Learning hosted a distinguished list of scientists during an all-day virtual summit.
The zero-energy-consumption water harvesting concept proposed by Yangying Zhu, where solar heating and radiative cooling drive the phase-change process.
Oct 14, 2020
Each project will receive up to $50,000 in an effort to produce preliminary results that the scientists can use to expand research.
An artist rendering of a droplet of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Oct 14, 2020
Researchers model the spread of COVID-19 in various temperatures and humidities in typical indoor situations.
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