Science & Tech

Gut Bacteria’s Influence on Your Brain

June 25, 2015 by

A new study from Caltech discovers a spore-forming member of the gut microbiota that regulates serotonin biosynthesis.
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Student Resources Building Goes For The Gold

May 29, 2015 by , and

UCSB is growing a reputation in its sustainable practices, recently being named by the Princeton Review as the third-greenest campus in the country. This recognition, however, is not being made withou...
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UCSB Saves Half A Billion Gallons of Water Through Recycled Water Efforts

May 28, 2015 by

Many students wonder: as one of the “Top 50 Green Schools” with a commitment to environmental sustainability and conservation, how is UCSB still able to maintain lush green lawns amidst the grueli...
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Supernova Collision May Reveal Its Origin

May 28, 2015 by

Decades ago, Type Ia Supernovae, or “standard candlelight’s,” as their known, have lent to significant advancements in cosmology, providing scientists with a marker with which to estimate the ag...
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Coffee Addicts Rejoice

May 21, 2015 by

I invite you to question a friend who has recently acquired a coffee habit: chances are they will speak of their consumption with a tone of culpability, admitting a need to cut down as soon as finals ...
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Memristor Technology Brings Us One Step Closer to a Robotic World

May 21, 2015 by

The dawn of free-thinking robots may soon be upon us. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Stony Brook University have developed an artificial neural circuit that emulates the electrical design of the ...
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Ecstasy: What It is Doing to Your Brain

May 14, 2015 by

In the past few years, the rate of people in the United States using some form of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) — better known as Ecstasy or Molly — has skyrocketed. Psychiatrists have begu...
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Project 8 Scientists Detect Frequency of Radiation for Individual Electron

May 14, 2015 by

A team of 27 scientists from six American and German institutions has, for the first time, achieved the task of detecting the frequency of radiation of a lone, orbiting electron. The group’s researc...
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Michael Pollan: Sustainable Living for Personal and Environmental Health

May 7, 2015 by

Last week, UCSB students and Santa Barbara residents joined in conversation with Michael Pollan, one of the leading voices on the relationship between food and western society, at the Granada Theater ...
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Quick Hacks to Speed Up Your Slow MacBook

April 30, 2015 by

A slow, aging MacBook makes any task that much more difficult, especially if you have an important deadline right around the corner. And instead of enjoying a relaxing evening with Netflix, most of yo...
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The Biological Value of Silver Nanoparticles

April 30, 2015 by

Materialistically, society perceives the element silver second only to gold, however silver wins the favor of engineers, who take advantage of its unique conduction properties of heat and electrical c...
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TEDx: Spreading Ideas to the New and the Next

April 23, 2015 by and

UCSB students and faculty assembled in Isla Vista’s Embarcadero Hall on Saturday, April 11 for an afternoon of innovation and inspiration with TEDx. Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) is a n...
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UCSB Named Greenest Public University in the Nation

April 23, 2015 by

In addition to being a top 10 school in terms of research impact (as per the annual CWTS Leiden ranking system in 2013) and being named No. 2 party school in the country by the Princeton Review the fo...
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Overthinking May Be Slowing Down Your Learning Rate

April 16, 2015 by

With midterms fast approaching, students are looking for the most efficient method possible to learn and retain information. As the saying goes, working smarter instead of working harder may give the ...
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Tech Talk: Affordable Hack to Avoid Expensive Cell Phone Plan

April 16, 2015 by

A year ago, my cell phone bill was $100 a month — which was incredibly expensive for a college student on a budget. Factor in the total cost for the entire year and my wallet was running dry. Luckil...
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