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Concept illustration depicts an integrated photonic quantum processor. Illustration by Lillian McKinney

Jan 27, 2021
An Award to Pursue Quantum Photonics

Galan Moody receives a new grant to develop a testbed for photonic-based quantum computing

Illustration depicting, from left, the unlinked polymer ink, application of infrared light to activate the crosslinks, and the final product, a super-soft, super-elastic crosslinked elastomer. Illustration by Isabelle Chabinyc

Jan 19, 2021
Using 3D Printing to Shape Super-soft Polymers

The labs of Michael Chabinyc and Christopher Bates develop a material that yields soft, elastic objects that feel like human tissue.

Jan 10, 2021
Computing Clean Water

Simulations provide molecular design rules for next-generation membrane systems to purify highly contaminated waters more efficiently.

 

Jan 05, 2021
Matters of Privacy

Evidation Health has become a founding member of UC Santa Barbara's Center for Responsible Machine Learning. 

A photo of open web shopping pages displayed on a computer screen

Dec 16, 2020
Google Provides $1 million to Improve "Recommender Dialog" Systems

The research team includes UCSB natural-language-processing expert William Wang. 

Source: The Current
Artist’s concept illustration depicting a neutron scattering beam equipped with the new capillary rheo-SANS device being used to probe the deformation and breakage of polymers as they are exposed to extremely strong shear flows.

Nov 30, 2020
The Breakdown on Broken Polymers

A new technique promises deeper insights into polymer degradation in high-shear conditions.

Artist's concept illustration depicting cells treated with antibiotics propagating in a river environment, while those that have been treated to remove the fluoride exporters die off in the presence of fluoride.

Nov 30, 2020
Is Fluoride the Answer to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

In Michelle O’Malley’s lab, a simple approach suggests a leap in addressing a grand challenge of our time.

Illustration of a person at a keyboard working working with binary code to provide a patch for software in an airliner.

Nov 24, 2020
The Fix: Patching Embedded Systems

Fixing software vulnerabilities at the source-code level is difficult. With new DARPA funding, Giovanni Vigna and former students are finding a better way.

The image shows electron scanning microscopy images of sands melted for 3D printing and printed results made with the new cobalt-nickel superalloy.

Nov 16, 2020
A Defect-resistant Superalloy for 3D Printing

Superalloys typically cannot be 3D-printed. Tresa Pollock’s laboratory group has made one that can be.

Shumo Chu

Oct 23, 2020
Q & A with New CoE Faculty: Shumo Chu

The new assistant professor of computer science focuses his research on database systems, programming languages,and applied cryptography. 

An image of jumbled plastic trash

Oct 22, 2020
A Second Life for Waste Plastic

Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste, repurposing it for further use.

Source: UCSB Current

Oct 21, 2020
UCSB to Participate in New DOD-Funded Manufacturing Institute

The BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE) Institute will advance bioindustrial manufacturing technologies. 

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