UCSB researchers unlock another piece of the crystal-growth puzzle.
College of Engineering News
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Jan 24, 2018
Fluid dynamics drive the action in a script featuring red dye, milk, and a maze of tension-induced interactions.
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Jan 24, 2018
Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the blue LED. Here, he writes about the global impact of the energy-efficient lights.
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Elizabeth Belding
Jan 23, 2018
UCSB computer science professor is recognized for her unwavering efforts to bring wireless internet access to remote places.
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Jan 22, 2018
Electrical and computer engineering professor Mark Rodwel to lead $27.5 million center for converged terahertz communications and sensing at UCSB.
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Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson outside his office in the Materials Research Laboratory building. Photograph by Ryder Rogers
Jan 19, 2018
Glenn H. Fredrickson is honored for his field theory model, a major contribution to polymer theory and simulation.
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Jan 16, 2018
Diba Mirza (Computer Science) and Tyler Susko (Mechanical Engineering) receive Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching awards.
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UCSB Alcoa Professor of Materials Tresa Pollock
Jan 03, 2018
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society recognizes the UCSB materials professor and recent department chair for career-long leadership and contributions.
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Shuji Nakamura
Jan 02, 2018
The blue light-emitting diode (LED) is the innovation that keeps on generating awards for its inventor.
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Dec 14, 2017
Recognition for achievements in opto-electronic technology, cyber-security, and integrated circuits, respectively.
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In this snapshot showing a reconstruction of a compression experiment, the red particles indicate hotspots, where atoms are rearranging as a prelude to failure.
Image compliments of Daniel Gianola, Daeyeon Lee, Jyo Lyn Hor, Daniel Strickland
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered, crystalline materials fail predictably. A collaborative group has identified a mechanism for predicting failure in disordered materials, too.
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Scanning electron micrscope image showing two graphene connectors (center) and four other metal connectors.
Dec 11, 2017
Professor Kaustav Banerjee's lab pursues solutions to limitations of copper interconnects on chips.
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