From Guts to Glory?

Novel structure of enzyme discovered by researchers in Michelle O'Malley's lab shows promise for sustainable fuel and medicines.

A Marine Invertebrate Stands up for Science

An intercampus project linking UC campuses in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Irvine will examine Botryllus schlosseri, seeking insights into the human vascular system.

Materials Department Chair Receives $3 Million Department of Defense Fellowship

Tresa Pollock will develop 3D printing platform for new extreme-use materials

Mechanical Engineering Professor Receives $1.6 Million “Visionary Award” for Diabetes Research

Dr. Sumita Pennathur will develop a hi-tech "patch" to monitor blood glucose levels

Better video encoding for 360° virtual reality

UCSB engineering researchers receive $40,000 gift to investigate methods of compression for data generated by 360° video

Partnership between UCSB and Anton Paar yields better instrumentation

In parternship with lab instrumentation manufacturer Anton Paar, UCSB researchers have helped in the development of new instrumentation and measurement methods for a new state-of-the-art rheometer

Isomax™: The world’s first metamaterial to achieve the performance predicted by theoretical bounds

UCSB scientists have proven that their concept of a three-dimensional pyramid-and-cross cell geometry could potentially by the strongest performance structure yet developed

World's smallest hammer created to enhance brain research

The μHammer, created by UCSB reserachers, will transform our understanding of how cells process and respond to force-based signals

Materials researchers master electrical properties of polymer semiconductors

This new method will allow for the efficient design and manufacture of organic circuitry

Discussing the impact of the photonics revolution on medicine, communications, and defense

A Q&A with Professor John Bowers

College of Engineering - UC Santa Barbara

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