Science & Tech

Competition Begets Life-Saving Innovation

September 22, 2016 by

UCSB alumnus participates in a competition with the goal of inventing a device that relays danger.
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Cosmic Watch Brings Space Exploration to Smartphones

September 14, 2016 by

The stars and planets above us may now be easier to spot with the development of a new app, Cosmic Watch, that turns your smartphone into an interactive 3D astronomical time device. Serving as a moder...
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De-extinction: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore

September 14, 2016 by

As the intriguing phenomenon of de-extinction becomes less like science fiction, UCSB ecologists have published a list of basic criteria to ensure de-extinction is as beneficial and sustainable as pos...
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Chemistry 101: The Classic Potato + Iodine = Blue/Black Experiment Finally Has an Explanation

August 31, 2016 by

An exciting collaboration between the Chemistry Department and the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB has unexpectedly solved a 200 year-old chemistry enigma.
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50 Years of Education, Innovation and Technology

August 25, 2016 by

An interdisciplinary culture of innovation committed to developing new technology in ways that benefit the world, the UCSB College of Engineering has proven itself as one of the most successful public...
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What Came First: The Venus Table or the Feathered Serpent?

August 25, 2016 by

Gerardo Aldana, a professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies and Anthropology Departments at UCSB, presents a new interpretation of the Venus Table, which tracks the observable phases of the planet,...
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Socratic Application Allows Students To Post Homework Questions, Get Answers

August 5, 2016 by

Socratic, a website dedicated to being an "open resource" to help students learn, launched and application this year which turns one's smartphone into a digital tutor, prompting users to take a photo ...
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Little Bites, Big Consequences

July 29, 2016 by

A UCSB marine biology professor examines the apparently detrimental relationship between parrotfish and coral.
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UCSB Researchers Find Similarities in Chaos and Entanglement

July 21, 2016 by

Hearing the word "physics" evokes images of Isaac Newton sitting below a tree and coming up with his three laws of motion. Other images include heat transfer in thermodynamics and magnets; all things ...
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Desalination Plant To Reopen Next Fall

June 23, 2016 by and

After 23 years of inactivity, Santa Barbara City Council decided to reopen the Charles E. Meyer Desalination plant in order to relieve a stage-three drought.
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Is There Anybody Out There?

May 26, 2016 by

Famed astronomer Carl Sagan once said “The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”
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Environmental Conference Cuts Travel Emissions, Fosters Communication

May 26, 2016 by

The virtual conference, titled “Climate Change: Views from the Humanities,” features over 50 speakers contributing pre-recorded talks about diverse topics such as ecopsychology, art and poetry, fo...
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Cancer Research To Improve Pregnancy Medication

May 19, 2016 by

A UCSB professor is working with researchers internationally to create a drug that will assist in pregnancy placenta complications; the drug’s similarities to drugs used as cancer medication are sur...
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Researchers Disclose ‘Unknown Territories’

May 19, 2016 by

A Tuesday morning KCSB radio show is steadily chipping away the many mysteries and miscommunications of science and the science community.
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ECE Professor Interprets WiFi Signals into Vision

May 12, 2016 by

Associate Professor Yasamin Mostofi has designed a new technology that uses simple WiFi signals to allow unmanned vehicles to essentially “see” through walls.
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