AI in Action Returns UCSB Library speaker series features computer science faculty member Arpit Gupta on Sept. 29. Read more about AI in Action Returns
A “Ball Pit” for Cells UCSB’s Emilie Dressaire receives an NSF CAREER award to study transport in microgels that may help cancer research. Read more about A “Ball Pit” for Cells
Beating the Heat of Re-Entry UCSB engineering team receives inaugural award to design reusable systems for spacecraft returning to Earth. Read more about Beating the Heat of Re-Entry
New Process Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production Chemical engineering professor Eric McFarland co-authors Science paper outlining a highly efficient, low-emission approach to producing hydrogen. Read more about New Process Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production
Microbial Teamwork Could Turn Plant Waste into Useful Chemicals UCSB researchers are taking cues from microbes to explore more sustainable ways to make fuels, materials, and other products. Read more about Microbial Teamwork Could Turn Plant Waste into Useful Chemicals
Rep. Salud Carbajal Commends $20M Federal Grant to Create Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Materials at UCSB The four-year grant will fund an AI-programmable cloud laboratory at the UCSB facility that can be accessed remotely by any researcher in the country. Read more about Rep. Salud Carbajal Commends $20M Federal Grant to Create Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Materials at UCSB
The Endless (and Maddening) Quest to Make a Good Biosensor Professor Kevin Plaxco's "breakthrough" work in biosensors is featured in leading medical news publication. Read more about The Endless (and Maddening) Quest to Make a Good Biosensor
New Prototyping Facility Expands Innovation Protofab fills the packaging gap in microchip development. Read more about New Prototyping Facility Expands Innovation
AI Brings Bionic Eye Research into Focus Deep learning improves how a visual cortical prosthesis communicates with the brain. Read more about AI Brings Bionic Eye Research into Focus
Round-Robin Catalysis Collaboration involving four laboratories from across the country establishes protocol that recognizes the variability of results involving machine learning models. Read more about Round-Robin Catalysis