Nanotech device mimics dog's nose to detect explosives

Researchers at UCSB have designed a detector that uses microfluidic nanotechnology to mimic the biological mechanism behind canine scent receptors.

Schuller lab researchers propose new programmable infrared optics

MaterialsViews spotlights research in the Schuller Lab which proposes a new route for electrically reconfigurable metasurfaces, an important step towards on-chip programmable optics.

$6M National Science Foundation advanced materials grant sets UCSB ahead

UCSB Materials researchers have received more than $6M from the National Science Foundation in the form of DMREF (Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future) funding.

Multilayer materials developed for high performance in extreme environments

The high performance multilayered materials research of Materials Professor and Chair Tresa Pollock is featured in NSF's “Science Nation.”

Professor Michelle O'Malley examines gut fungi microbes for biotech breakthroughs

Chemical engineer Michelle O'Malley's award-winning bioengineering research is inspired by "nature's engineers," the gut fungi of large herbivores.

Professor Igor Mezic on the potential of data-driven smart buildings

Professor Igor Mezić applies his research in big data systems dynamics to examine the root cause problems inside commercial building systems, using the massive amounts of data streamed every day.

UCSB named west coast hub of national photonics manufacturing institute

UC Santa Barbara is leading the West Coast division of AIM Photonics, a new federal public-private partnership, in collaboration with the State University of New York.

Project SmartFarm applies data tech to optimize agricultural decisions

UCSB Sustainability Champion Professor Chandra Krintz enables smarter, more sustainble farming through technology

Theoretical method predicts SRH recombination defects in LED materials

UCSB researchers identify specific defects in LED diodes that lead to less efficient solid state lighting

New understanding of how circadian rhythms re-synchronize after disruption

UCSB researchers reveal, to single-cell resolution, the network of circadian neurons that communicate to re-establish synchronization

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