Faculty Receive 4 New DOE Energy Frontiers Grants Funds support projects to solve "grand challenges" related to batteries, membranes, quantum coherence, and neuromorphic computing. Read more about Faculty Receive 4 New DOE Energy Frontiers Grants
Genetic Algorithm Reveals Water Dynamics at an Interface Simulation shows new ways to control the dynamics of water at an interface, with possible application in water filtration membranes. Read more about Genetic Algorithm Reveals Water Dynamics at an Interface
Sediments in Space In June 2018, a SpaceX rocket carried a UCSB experiment to the International Space Station. Zero gravity was key. Read more about Sediments in Space
Toward a Secure Electrical Grid Professor João Hespanha suggests a new way to protect autonomous grids from crippling GPS spoofing attacks. Read more about Toward a Secure Electrical Grid
Soft Machines UCSB researchers develop a low-voltage actuator for soft, wearable robotics. Read more about Soft Machines
Shrinking the Optical Synthesizer Team led by CoE profs John Bowers and Luke Theogarajan achieves major accomplishment in miniaturization. Read more about Shrinking the Optical Synthesizer
An Ionic Black Box UCSB researchers use emerging memory devices to develop electronic circuits for cybersecurity applications. Read more about An Ionic Black Box
Treating Vision Loss A UCSB team helped create a retinal implant designed to replace support cells damaged by dry age-related macular degeneration Read more about Treating Vision Loss
Quantum Dots Enable Silicon-based Lasers Quantum dots can improve efficiency of silicon-based lasers. Read more about Quantum Dots Enable Silicon-based Lasers
NASA Project: Shrinking SWaP, Expanding Performance With an eye to potential use in space, NASA-funded UCSB engineers will design Lidar circuits to monitor atmospheric components. Read more about NASA Project: Shrinking SWaP, Expanding Performance
