A key element in modern electronics, the inductor has barely changed since it was invented in 1831. A new materials approach yields a better alternative.
College of Engineering News
![Artist's depiction of the intercalated multilayer-graphene inductor (center blue spiral), which exploits kinetic inductance to catalyze the Internet of Things. Background images show its predecessors made of conventional metal spirals (top left) or discrete coil inductors, which work solely on the principle of magnetic inductance. Illustration by Peter Allen](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Kaustav_Two_graphene_illo.jpg?itok=QU1xBqTC)
Artist's depiction of the intercalated multilayer-graphene inductor (center blue spiral), which exploits kinetic inductance to catalyze the Internet of Things. Background images show its predecessors made of conventional metal spirals (top left) or discrete coil inductors, which work solely on the principle of magnetic inductance. Illustration by Peter Allen
Feb 14, 2018
![A bear with cubs at Sedgwick Reserve](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/wheres_the_bear_news.jpg?itok=V_7mjuTQ)
A bear with cubs at Sedgwick Reserve
Feb 13, 2018
UCSB computer scientists combine big data and machine learning to sort through millions of images and support ecological research.
![Cubic salt crystal aggragate](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Cubic%20salt%20crystal%20aggregate.jpg?itok=QuqxY4XD)
Cubic salt crystal aggragate
Jan 30, 2018
UCSB researchers unlock another piece of the crystal-growth puzzle.
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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.
![LED projection](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/shuji_LED_article_LED_projection.jpg?itok=bZSkRtOJ)
Photograph by Viferico - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41177333
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.
![Elizabeth Belding](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/elizabeth_belding_002%20copy.jpg?itok=klp3ftN7)
Elizabeth Belding
Jan 23, 2018
UCSB computer science professor is recognized for her unwavering efforts to bring wireless internet access to remote places.
![Artists concept image showing city and points of communication connectivity](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/DARPA_terahertz_comm.jpg?itok=3ELNTlDM)
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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.
![Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson outside his office in the Materials Research Laboratory building.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/glenn_fredrickson_news_169.jpg?itok=GdSt-TPH)
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.
![Abstract technlogy image](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Teacher_Awards_Tech_Abstract_image_01_16_18.jpg?itok=1Mv43Qxz)
Jan 16, 2018
Diba Mirza (Computer Science) and Tyler Susko (Mechanical Engineering) receive Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching awards.
![Professor Tresa Pollock in the 3D printing lab.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Pollock_lab_tight.jpg?itok=WZ5Hy2oX)
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.
![Shuji Nakamura](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/shuji_zayed_award.jpg?itok=0l4SLFiB)
Shuji Nakamura
Jan 02, 2018
The blue light-emitting diode (LED) is the innovation that keeps on generating awards for its inventor.
![Engineering II building](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/EngineeringDay-1-143_news_events_size.jpg?itok=8FfHKNpR)
Dec 14, 2017
Recognition for achievements in opto-electronic technology, cyber-security, and integrated circuits, respectively.
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