Science & Tech

Bacteria Gain Evolutionary Edge With Toxic Darts

November 23, 2010 by

Biologists at UCSB have published a study in the journal Nature that found that certain bacteria fight for evolutionary dominance using “toxic darts” to attack and disable their competito...
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Geologists Make Case for Gradual Diversity Changes in Cambrian Era

November 16, 2010 by

The seemingly sudden spike in species diversity that occurred during the “Cambrian Explosion” around 542 million years ago has been of interest to scientists for quite some time...
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New Nemertean Worm Species Named After UCSB Scientist

November 9, 2010 by

UCSB zoology professor Armand Kuris has received one of the greatest honors biologists can hope for — having a newly discovered species named after him.
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Study Explores Motor Abilities

November 3, 2010 by

A recently published article from UCSB psychology professor F. Gregory Ashby has demonstrated how individuals process a newly learned motor skill until it becomes automatic — using their frontal lob...
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Coastal Catches Cause Changes for Coral Reefs

November 3, 2010 by

A recent study on coral reefs by marine scientists at UCSB has shown that fishing has caused interesting effects on the behavior of prey and the ecosystem. Elizabeth Madin, a Ph.D. student at UCSB, is...
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Scientists Use Lasers To Detect, Control Diamond Quantum States

October 27, 2010 by

The physicists and researchers of UCSB’s Awschalom Group are one step closer to harnessing the potential of quantum computers, according to a paper published on Oct. 14, 2010 in the online version o...
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Center Seeks to Speed Up Ethernet

October 26, 2010 by

Last Wednesday, UCSB announced the launch of the Terabit Optical Ethernet Center (TOEC), a new research center focused on developing the technology for advanced terabit-speed networks. “We’re goin...
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Scientists Use Lasers To Detect, Control Diamond Quantum States

October 26, 2010 by

The physicists and researchers of UCSB’s Awschalom Group are one step closer to harnessing the potential of quantum computers, according to a paper published on Oct. 14, 2010 in the online version o...
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Ecologists Question Reasons for Plant Diversity

October 19, 2010 by

Researchers at UCSB have discovered environmental connections between the diversity of plants and how they maintain ecological balance.
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Physicists Make Quantum Leap

October 12, 2010 by

Physicists at UCSB recently published a paper in the journal Nature that could pave the way to building the first quantum computer.
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Marine Mucus Mucks Up Ocean

October 12, 2010 by

Researchers have found that oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill has caused stressed-out phytoplankton to create massive globs of “sea-snot”.
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Lab To Receive Nanotech Grant

October 5, 2010 by

Last Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health announced that they were awarding a $2 million grant to UCSB to be used for discovering biomedical applications of nanotechnology.
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Research Ship To Evaluate Gulf

September 28, 2010 by

This past Friday marked the departure of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ship Pisces from Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Scientists Study Fighting Worms

September 28, 2010 by

A recent discovery at the laboratory has shown that a certain type of parasitic fluke has a highly organized, caste-based social structure similar to those of honey bees.
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Chilled Diamonds Shine Light on Comet Collision

September 16, 2010 by

A grueling journey across the ice sheets of Greenland has paid off for a team of scientists, who have located some diamonds in the rough glacial climate.
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