2026 Leiden rankings recognize UCSB’s scientific influence in physical sciences and engineering, marking 16 straight years the university has rated among the nation’s top two public universities.

Idemitsu opens its first U.S. laboratory for space solar technology at UC Santa Barbara, extending a research partnership into an effort to move new technology toward the marketplace faster.

Three UC Santa Barbara researchers bring complementary strengths to a $27.9 million NSF institute tackling one of superconducting quantum computing’s longstanding limitations.

UCSB’s Upamanyu Madhow is developing ways to use wireless signals to locate people and detect movement when disasters compromise communications and visibility.  

UCSB researchers are developing an autonomous robotic system that could navigate the brain’s blood vessels, remove dangerous clots, and make lifesaving stroke treatment more accessible.