Modeling the Movements of Atoms Professor M. Scott Shell's algorithms make it possible to simulate highly complex systems. Read more about Modeling the Movements of Atoms
Hidden Properties of Solids Physicists open the door to the first direct measurement of Berry curvature in solid matter Read more about Hidden Properties of Solids
A "Google Docs" Approach to Sharing Science Images Researchers receive a $3.4 million grant from the NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to improve scientific image processing Read more about A "Google Docs" Approach to Sharing Science Images
Bridging the Gap UCSB researchers develop a potentially low-cost, low-emissions technology that can convert methane without forming carbon dioxide Read more about Bridging the Gap
Learning from Mussels to Stretch with Strength A marine bivalve inspires a new way to make stretchy polymers that are much stronger but just as extensible. Read more about Learning from Mussels to Stretch with Strength
Welding the Unweldable and 3D Printing the Unprintable PhD students in Tresa Pollock's lab co-lead an industry team that solves an ages-old metallurgy problem. Read more about Welding the Unweldable and 3D Printing the Unprintable
Six for Six UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory receives its sixth round of NSF MRSEC funding Read more about Six for Six
Breakthrough: Precision-designed Superlattice Materials UCSB engineers create atomically thin superlattice materials — essentially artificial crystals — with precision, allowing them to fine-tune material characteristics. Read more about Breakthrough: Precision-designed Superlattice Materials
UCSB Named National Science Foundation Neurotechnology Hub for Optical Brain Imaging A collaborative team will develop a brain-imaging method employing light at wavelengths beyond the human visual realm. Read more about UCSB Named National Science Foundation Neurotechnology Hub for Optical Brain Imaging
Corrosion in Real Time UCSB researchers get a nanoscale glimpse of crevice and pitting corrosion as it happens Read more about Corrosion in Real Time