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.

Corrosion in Real Time

UCSB researchers get a nanoscale glimpse of crevice and pitting corrosion as it happens

Looking Deep into the Mechanics of the Eye

UCSB developmental biologist uses mechanical engineering technique to investigate the mechanical development of the eye.

Next-Generation Transport

MURI grants fund UCSB mechanical engineers seeking to improve machines that move through air and water.

Picture Perfect

A new technique developed by UCSB and NVIDIA researchers enables photographers to adjust image compositions after capture.

A Better Sensor

A highly accurate, low-cost alternative to an expensive conductivity probe opens up teaching and learning opportunities.

Researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot

Mechanical engineers develop a robot that can navigate its environment by extending its reach.

Diabetes Bubble

Karen Scida, postdoctoral researcher in Professor Sumita Pennathur's lab, wins Otis Williams Fellowship for developing a novel approach to insulin delivery.

The iPhone, Siri, and AI

UCSB computer scientist William Wang employs natural language processing to make human-computer communication as seamless as possible.

Pursuing the Power of Thermoelectric Plastics

Professor Michael Chabinyc and his lab team seek to control the characteristics of conductive polymers, which may be important to energy efficiency.

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