Accelerating Research

State-of-the-art computer cluster installed to turbocharge computational research at UCSB.

Memory Protein

Researchers in Omar Saleh's lab uncover unusual glassy behavior in a disordered protein.

Haptics researchers find that the biomechanics of the skin can perform useful tactile computations.

No longer with Google, the UCSB physicist considers his next steps after his work on Sycamore.

NSF awards UCSB, UCLA $23.7 million for collaboration to transform natural building blocks into new high-performance materials.

Computer scientists have created an algorithm that incorporates AI to provide accurate COVID-19 forecasts at a more localized level.

Exposure to enzymes causes a peculiar response in liquid droplets formed by DNA. A new study explains the mechanisms behind it.

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

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

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