The Pathway to UV Lights that Can Destroy Viruses

UCSB materials scientists work on the semiconductors that could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, personal protective equipment — even the air we breathe.

UCSB's Role in Fighting COVID-19

Chemical engineering professor Glenn Fredrickson helped to develop a new coating to ensure safe distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine.

The Architecture of Photo Extraction

New design allows photons to be emitted from an LED's semiconductor lattice in greater number and with more precision.

New Math: III-V Plus IV-VI Equal an NSF Career Award

Kunal Mukherjee’s lab group seeks to combine semiconductors for strength and defect immunity.

LEDs Could Be Part of Arsenal to Fight Future Pandemics

Ultraviolet light may have a role to play in disinfecting surfaces.

Printing Protection

The university’s California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) has begun 3D-printing face shields to help health professionals fighting COVID-19.

Soft Robot, Unplugged

A new, human-scale soft robot can move untethered and navigate human environments.

Show Me the Methane

Hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence combine to augment detection of methane leaks.

Leveraging Noise (as the Human Brain Does) for Better Neural Networks

UCSB researchers create hardware that enables speedier solutions to optimization problems.

Next-Generation Filtering Membranes

A highly collaborative center, involving researchers at UCSB, UC Berkeley, and Univeresity of Texas at Austin, aims to develop transformative polymer materials for energy-water applications.

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