Using "Softness" to Predict How Disordered Materials Fail Ordered, crystalline materials fail predictably. A collaborative group has identified a mechanism for predicting failure in disordered materials, too. Read more about Using "Softness" to Predict How Disordered Materials Fail
Carbon Nanomaterials Challenge Copper as Chip Interconnects Professor Kaustav Banerjee's lab pursues solutions to limitations of copper interconnects on chips. Read more about Carbon Nanomaterials Challenge Copper as Chip Interconnects
Illuminating Brain Activity A collaborative group seeks to use long-wavelength light in an optical approach to understanding brain activity. Read more about Illuminating Brain Activity
Resilient Cells UCSB biologists collaborate to explore how damaged cells on the verge of death recover. Read more about Resilient Cells
Turning Down the Noise In 2008, Professor Pradeep Sen began a journey that would forever change digital filmmaking. Read more about Turning Down the Noise
Modeling the Movements of Atoms Professor M. Scott Shell's algorithms make it possible to simulate highly complex systems. Read more about Modeling the Movements of Atoms
Hidden Properties of Solids Physicists open the door to the first direct measurement of Berry curvature in solid matter Read more about Hidden Properties of Solids
A "Google Docs" Approach to Sharing Science Images Researchers receive a $3.4 million grant from the NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to improve scientific image processing Read more about A "Google Docs" Approach to Sharing Science Images
Bridging the Gap UCSB researchers develop a potentially low-cost, low-emissions technology that can convert methane without forming carbon dioxide Read more about Bridging the Gap
Learning from Mussels to Stretch with Strength A marine bivalve inspires a new way to make stretchy polymers that are much stronger but just as extensible. Read more about Learning from Mussels to Stretch with Strength