Science & Tech

Scientist Examines Hormones, Desire

May 7, 2013 by

Researchers at UCSB recently observed a link between peaking estrogen levels during young women’s monthly cycles with increased sexual desire and conversely higher progesterone levels with decreased...
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With the Next Generation of Consoles Upon Us, the Gaucho Gamer Takes a Look at Wii U

April 29, 2013 by

Many people aren’t aware of it, but the next generation of home video game consoles has been with us since the release of the Wii U in November 2012. Though it’s been out for many months now, many...
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Simultaneous electron emission energy occurs when a LED light is under a ultra-high vacuum chamber.
Simultaneous electron emission energy occurs when a LED light is under a ultra-high vacuum chamber.

Scientists Determine Cause of LED Efficiency Droop

April 29, 2013 by

A collaborative effort between materials researchers at UC Santa Barbara and at CNRS-École Polytechnique in France has determined that Auger recombination is the cause of the efficiency drop that lig...
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Climate Change Affects Wine Grapes, Vintners

April 23, 2013 by

The impact of climate change on wine production is becoming increasingly pronounced due to its lingering effects on the environment and the resulting repercussions it may possibly have. UCSB Bren Scho...
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Multitasking: Why Doing Too Many Things At Once is Bad For the Brain

April 23, 2013 by

“Practice makes perfect.” It’s that favorite mantra of parents, teachers and coaches all around the world. It’s been drilled into our minds since before we could remember. It makes perfect sen...
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UCSB Scientists Create Device Capable of Detecting Narcotics and Explosives

April 16, 2013 by

Researchers at UCSB recently created a device that can detect and differentiate between explosives, pollutants and various airborne chemicals via a microfluidic nanotechnology that mimics the mechanis...
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Study Examines Vascular Health, Cognitive Decline

April 16, 2013 by

UCLA researchers have been studying the specifics of a broader concept that vascular health and stroke risk affect cognition independent of dementia processes. The published study, titled “Vascular ...
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Should the Next Xbox Require Constant Internet Connection?

April 12, 2013 by

Rumors have been circulating that the next Xbox will always require an Internet connection to use the console. These rumors resulted from twitter posts made by a creative director at Microsoft Studios...
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Sony To Release PS4 This Holiday Season

April 2, 2013 by

After six years of the PlayStation 3, Sony has finally announced the PlayStation 4 on Feb. 20 at its PlayStation Meeting in New York. The next-generation home console features an x86 CPU, unified 8GB ...
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Gender Selection Process of Seven-Sexed Organism Uncovered By UCSB Researchers

April 2, 2013 by

UCSB researchers recently discovered the mechanism behind sex-selection in the unicellular freshwater organism Tetrahymena thermophila, a free-living ciliate species that has seven sexes. Their result...
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Scientists Improve Efficacy of Cancer Drugs

April 2, 2013 by

Altering the shape of chemotherapy drugs from spherical to rod-like has proven to increase the efficiency in targeting and treating breast cancer cells by nearly 10,000-fold. Samir Mitragotri, a profe...
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The Passing of a Radioactive Dating Pioneer

March 5, 2013 by

Dr. Garniss H. Curtis, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of earth and planetary science, died Dec. 18 in Orinda, California at the age of 93. Curtis’ work with other UC Berkeley professors and seismo...
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With Dead Week on the Horizon, Is It Time For a Cup of Coffee or a Nap?

March 5, 2013 by

Remember the last time you had trouble sleeping at night? It’s a cruel sort of torture, having to endure every single second of sleeplessness while the hours seem to whisk on by unnoticed. But that ...
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Team of UCSB Researchers Creates New Method For Harnessing Solar Energy

March 5, 2013 by

Researchers at UCSB have found an alternate way to harvest energy from the sun without the use of semiconductors. Although the method is still in its infancy, the research team has already obtained su...
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Researchers Consider Solar-Powered Asteroid Vaporization Method

February 26, 2013 by

On February 15, Asteroid 2012 DA14, an asteroid about half of the size of a football field, flew extremely close to Earth. Recently, a meteor about 55 feet in diameter and weighing 10,000 tons crashed...
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