A model developed by a UCSB PhD student takes a multi-physics approach to identifying promising new materials.
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A graph depicting hysteresis loops in magnets. The narrow blue loop shows a material that switches its magnetization with minimal energy loss, while the wider red loop represents a material that requires stronger fields and loses more energy during switching.
Jun 26, 2025
Happy members of the Shellphish team are shown a year ago after making it through the semifinal round at DEF CON 2024.
Jun 26, 2025
After two years and several rounds of competition, the hacking collective aims for the $4 million first prize.
Dr. Weiyi Li receives the 2023 IEEE EDS Paul Rappaport Award from EDS President Bin Zhao during the 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco. Photograph courtesy of IEEE EDS.
Jun 26, 2025
The breakthrough results could pave the way for higher-performing, lower-cost wireless systems.
Jun 25, 2025
An unfavorable condition in 3D semiconductor materials may be beneficial in 2D semiconductors.
Ram Seshadri
Jun 23, 2025
UC-funded project is aimed at accelerating materials discovery for more efficient computing.
The naming recognized Robert Mehrabian for his vision, impact, and generosity on UCSB's College of Engineering.
Jun 12, 2025
During his tenure, from 1983-1990, the fourth engineering dean at UCSB was responsible for major growth and advancement of the relatively young college.
Microchips produced in the Nanofab aren't yet ready to be used in prototypes and system demonstrations; they need to be enclosed in protective casings, have wires attached, and be attached to circuit boards, all of which is known as "packaging" the chips. (Image courtesy of Daniel Blumenthal, professor of electrical and computer engineering)
May 28, 2025
UC Santa Barbara receives key funding for facility to unlock the full potential of the region’s semiconductor ecosystem.
Into the data tunnel: Nina Miolane (left) just before her MRI, which generated new data points for the project. With her are (center) lab technician Kaya Jordan and (right) PhD student Hannah Grotzinger, both from the Ann S. Bowers Women’s Brain Health Initiative.
May 22, 2025
Nina Miolane is developing an innovative tool for real-time monitoring.
Multimodal and trilateral (from left): collaborators Tresa Pollock, B. S. Manjunath, and Beth Pruitt.
May 20, 2025
The interdisciplinary collaboration is aimed at integrating AI and LLM functionality into the UCSB BisQue Platform.
Early CAREER award winner Arpit Gupta; photograph by Lilli Walker.
May 14, 2025
Not all networks are created equal. Arpit Gupta would like to treat them as if they were.
May 12, 2025
Using photonics to generate efficient, robust, stable sources of entangled photon pairs.
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
First synthetic ‘mini prion’ shows how protein misfolding multiplies, enabling study of fundamental interactions that underlie neurodegenerative disease.
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