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A photograph of Arpit Gupta

Early CAREER award winner Arpit Gupta; photograph by Lilli Walker.

May 14, 2025
A CAREER Award to Democratize Advanced Network Management Technology

Not all networks are created equal. Arpit Gupta would like to treat them as if they were.

Concept illustration depicting entangled photons

May 12, 2025
Quantum Entangled Photons on Demand

Using photonics to generate  efficient, robust,  stable sources of entangled photon pairs.

Source: The Current
In patients with Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins (shown in light blue) misfold and accumulate inside brain cells. By making a synthetic version of these proteins, researchers aim to better understand disease.

In patients with Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins (shown in light blue) misfold and accumulate inside brain cells. By making a synthetic version of these proteins, researchers aim to better understand disease. Image by the National Institute on Aging

May 08, 2025
Unfolding the Mystery of Neurodegenerative Disease

First synthetic ‘mini prion’ shows how protein misfolding multiplies, enabling study of fundamental interactions that underlie neurodegenerative disease.

A four-image panel showing The Digital Pottery Wheel (DPW) is a ceramic throwing wheel that is augmented with a clay 3D printing mechanism and a modular control platform (upper left). Through this mechanism-and-control approach, the wheel supports standard manual ceramics throwing (upper right), autonomous 3D printing (lower left), and integration of manual manipulation and 3D printing in the same vessel (lower right).

The Digital Pottery Wheel (DPW, upper left) is a ceramic throwing wheel augmented with a clay 3D printing mechanism and a modular control platform. This mechanism-and-control approach allows the wheel to support standard manual ceramics throwing (upper right), autonomous 3D printing (lower left), and integration of manual manipulation and 3D printing in the same vessel (lower right).

Apr 23, 2025
An NSF Early CAREER Award for Digital Design and Fabrication

Jennifer Jacobs is using her award to add control and flexibility to the burgeoning field of 3D printing.

Image of assistant professor Murphy Niu

Assistant professor Murphy Niu

Apr 22, 2025
Murphy Niu Receives NSF CAREER Award

The computer science assistant professor and physicist is pursuing her vision for a new quantum-computing paradigm.

An image of professors Rich Wolski (far left) and Chandra Krintz (far right) with their PhD researcher and their four undergraduate student researchers in front of the Raspberry Pi cluster in their lab.

Raspberry Pi fans (far left and right): Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz with (from left) fourth-year PhD student Animesh Dangwal and undergraduate student researchers Emily Zheng, Karen Yuan, Shruthi Santhosh Unnithan, and Ria Sing. Photograph by James Badham

Apr 09, 2025
A (Very) Large Slice of Pi

The world’s biggest assembly of Raspberry Pi computers comes to UCSB.

Image of Katja Seltmann and Dan Oropeza

Katja Seltmann and Dan Oropeza are just two of the many researchers in multiple disciplines whose work will benefit from the new microCT instrument.

Mar 26, 2025
New MicroCT Machine Unites Biologists and Materials Scientists

The new microCT machine fits right into the longstanding UCSB tradition of multidisciplinary sharing of important instruments.

Source: UCSB Current
Professors Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz (far left and far right) with their PhD student and four undergraduate student researchers in their lab.

Raspberry Pi fans (far left and right) Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz with (from left) fourth-year PhD student Animesh Dangwal and undergraduate student researchers Emily Zheng, Karen Yuan, Shruthi Santhosh Unnithan, and Ria Sing. Photograph by James Badham

Mar 24, 2025
A (Very) Large Slice of Pi

The world’s biggest assembly of Raspberry Pi computers comes to UCSB.

An image of Lisa Mansson, winner of Round 3 of the 2025 UCSB Grad Slam

Fourth-year PhD student Lisa Mansson, who moves on to the UCSB finals after winning  Round 3 of the 2025 UCSB Grad Slam.

Mar 18, 2025
Materials Student Wins a Place in the UCSB Grad Slam Finals

Lisa Månsson wins Round 3 of UCSB Grad Slam for her talk about glioblastoma research.

Dan Blumenthal in his lab.

Dan Blumenthal in his lab. Photograph by Matt Perko.

Mar 04, 2025
Cold Atoms on a Chip

The Blumenthal lab continues to miniaturize powerful photonics technology for quantum use at the chip scale.

Source: UCSB Current
Concept illustration of nickel atoms placed on a silver catalyst for improved, safer, more environmentally friendly performance.

Concept illustration of nickel atoms placed on a silver catalyst for improved, safer, more environmentally friendly performance.

Feb 26, 2025
Nickel Atoms Improve a Silver Catalyst

PhD student Anika Jalil overcomes a major challenge by placing the right number of nickel atoms in exactly the right place.

Jeff Sakamoto; photograph by Lilli Walker

Jeff Sakamoto; photograph by Lilli Walker

Feb 24, 2025
Lithium Shows its Metal

A new study finds that adding certain dopants could lead to safer, more energy-efficient batteries.

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