Tech

May 4, 2023

UCSB students join latest efforts in search for life on Mars

By Emma Holm-Olsen

For decades, scientists have been searching for an answer to the age-old question: Are we alone in the universe? Many of them have turned their attention to the planet Mars, including a team involving students from UC Sa...

April 27, 2023

MethaneMapper: A new effective AI-based tool for methane detection

By Katharine Chi

From erratic weather patterns to increasing occurrences of hurricanes, the climate crisis is worsening by the minute. The main component of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions, with methane in particular accountin...

February 28, 2023

Ainissa Ramirez highlights African American contributions to science during Campbell Hall Talk

By Olivia Gil de Bernabe

Award-winning materials scientist, science communicator and self-proclaimed “science evangelist,” Ainissa Ramirez spoke at Campbell Hall on Feb. 23, where she shared her journey to becoming a scientist, uncovered hid...

February 10, 2023

UCSB students unveil original video games at campus showcase

By Emma Holm-Olsen

On Jan. 25, UC Santa Barbara undergraduate students from the ECE 194M Intro to Video Game Development class had the chance to show off their original video game designs to the public. The students’ projects ranged from...

October 6, 2022

Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on second attempt

By Mark Alfred

The Texas-based rocket company Firefly Aerospace successfully reached orbit last Saturday, Oct. 1, in its sophomore launch attempt out of Santa Barbara County’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.

February 9, 2022

UCSB’s Young Lab Pioneers New Method of Inducing Superconducting State

By Seamus O'Hara

For the UCSB researchers, having a superconducting ground state allowed them to subject the sample to a battery of experimental conditions without destroying the sample.

December 5, 2021

NASA and SpaceX Launch Mission to Crash Spacecraft Into Asteroid From California Coast

By Mark Alfred

Next October, after nearly a year of coasting, DART will intersect with a pair of asteroids in interplanetary space.

October 15, 2021

Los Ingenieros Engineers a Space for Underrepresented Students in S.T.E.M.

By Sean Crommelin

For decades, Los Ingenieros has sought to create a community for underrepresented students in the College of Engineering.

October 14, 2021

Mechanical Engineering Professor Receives $1.8 Million NSF Grant

By Devanshi Tomar

“The grant will provide opportunities for training students in how to incorporate biological circuits and elements into designer materials and then the deployment of those materials in useful devices that can move, gra...

September 23, 2021

Professor Mostofi Uses WiFi Signals for Crowd Counting

By Devanshi Tomar

Since 2009, UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor Yasamin Mostofi and her lab have pioneered groundbreaking sensing methods using everyday radio frequency (RF) signals. Their ...

May 20, 2021

Every Last Sun Drop: UCSB Researchers Increase Solar Cell Efficiency With Perovskite Crystals

By Devanshi Tomar

“It may not be long before people are putting hybrid-perovskite-based solar cells on their roofs."

May 9, 2021

Putting “Zoom Fatigue” On Mute: UCSB Researcher Explains Why Video Calls Can Be So Exhausting

By Lizzy Mau

On Zoom, exhaustion comes from the inability to distinguish between person, background and technology, according to Nadler.

April 25, 2021

Forks in the Road Emerge in India’s Quest to Expand Renewables

By Sean Crommelin

The country hopes to install more than 400 gigawatts of wind and solar generation by the year 2030.

April 23, 2021

The Physics Circus Travels To Cyberspace, a Detour Brought on by COVID-19

By Devanshi Tomar

In response to the pandemic, the team had to rethink their methods of outreach to disseminate learning in a safer, yet still exciting and effective way. 

April 13, 2021

Undergraduate Researcher in College of Creative Studies Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

By Sean Crommelin

This year, Cao is the only recipient of the highly-selective scholarship from the UC system --and only the third UCSB student ever. 

March 30, 2021

As Santa Barbara and California Pursue Decarbonization, Electrification Presents New Opportunities

By Devanshi Tomar

“It’s easy to get stuck in the mindset that Santa Barbara is so small when, actually, we can create a lasting impact on a global scale,” Parenteau said.