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A microscopy image showing muscle fibers of heard myocardium

A microscopy image showing muscle fibers of heard myocardium

Aug 07, 2024
The Beat Goes On

Beth Pruitt’s lab develops new software to accelerate studies of cells responsible for heart contractions.

This image shows a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the center cytosine. DNA methylation plays an important role for epigenetic gene regulation in development and cancer

This image shows a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the center cytosine. DNA methylation plays an important role for epigenetic gene regulation in development and cancer

Aug 01, 2024
Keeping the Faith

UCSB researchers develop novel technique to determine how faithfully DNA modifications are copied from one cell generation to the next.

Jonathan Balkind (center) and student co-lead authors (from left), Isaac Hair and Guillem López-Paradis with the poster of the paper they presented at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture.

Jonathan Balkind (center) and student co-lead authors (from left), Isaac Hair and Guillem López-Paradis with the poster of the paper they presented at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture.

Aug 01, 2024
A Novel Approach to Moving Huge Data Sets for Machine Learning

Could a cart on tracks be used to speed drives across a data center? Balkind-lab researchers investigate.

James B. Rawlings, UCSB chemical engineering professor

UCSB chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has received the nation's highest honor for education in chemical engineering. 

Jul 30, 2024
Excellence in Education

Chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has received the nation's highest honor in chemical engineering for education.

An image of fireflies in Thailand.

The luminescence of fireflies in Thailand, photographed with a long exposure, are one expression of synchrony in nature. 

Jul 29, 2024
Rhythms of Nature

Francesco Bullo, Kerem Çamsari, and colleagues seek to understand synchrony in oscillatory systems.

Source: UCSB Current
Kerem Çamsari (left) and Shaila Niazi

P-bit pros: Kerem Çamsari (left) and third-year PhD student Shaila Niazi, who used p-bits to create images that were not part of a machine-learning training data set.

Jul 22, 2024
A Probabilistic Certainty

Kerem Çamsari's lab has proven the value of an old algorithm in training deep-learning models for AI.

Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus Herbert Kroemer (1928-2024)

Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus Herbert Kroemer (1928-2024)

Jul 19, 2024
UCSB Library Receives Papers of Nobel Laureate Herb Kroemer

The collection, donated by his daughters, contains a wide range of printed materials related to Herb Kroemer's career. 

Source: UCSB Library
Image of Shuji Nakamura holding a blue laser

Shuji Nakamura with a laser his blue LED made possible.

Jul 16, 2024
Shuji Nakamura to Be Inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

He is honored again for his world-changing invention of the blue LED.

Source: UCSB Current

Concept illustration depicting a quantum defect emitting a single photon. Image by Mark Turiansky

Jul 08, 2024
Bright Prospects for Engineering Quantum Light

When — and why — does a photon emitter not emit? Research at UC Santa Barbara illuminates the issue.

An images suggesting heat being transformed into electricity

Jul 01, 2024
Tapping Waste Heat for Electricity

Bolin Liao and collaborators investigate the thermoelectric properties of cadmium arsenide thin films.

Source: UCSB Current
Artist's concept suggesting neuromorphic computing.

Neuromorphic computing has emerged as a promising way to bridge the energy efficiency gap. 

Jun 24, 2024
Researchers Propose Platform for Brain-Inspired Computing

The ultra-energy efficient platform has energy requirements within two orders of magnitude of the human brain's.

Source: The Current
Image of mechanical engineering professor Yangying Zhu in her lab with some of her current graduate students.

Mechanical engineering professor Yangying Zhu in her lab with some of her current graduate students.

Jun 18, 2024
UCSB Again Ranked Among the Best in the Nation

All five UCSB engineering programs evaluated this year, and the COE itself, ranked in the top 16 among public universities, with one in the top 2 and three in the top 13. 
 

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