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To power AI, data centers need more and more energy

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Left to right: Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman

‘The embodiment of scientific excellence and service’
The chemical element nickel denoted the number 28 from the periodic table
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Adding nickel atoms to improve a silver catalyst
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New microCT machine unites biologists and materials scientists
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Inspired by early biomimetic approaches, Kerem Çamsarı’s work evokes features of neural connectivity
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Next-gen 3D transistors transform energy-efficient electronics
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN
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Haochen Wang, ChuanNan Li, Van de Walle group
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN

Boosting electro-optic performance in III-V semiconductors
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A 3D rendering of a polymer chain

Advancing polymer chemistry through collaboration and innovation
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Second-year Pico Gilman ’27 placed sixth in the Putnam Math Competition, leading UCSB to its best-ever finish.

UCSB ranks fifth in prestigious Putnam Math Competition
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Daniel Blumenthal

Cold atoms on a chip
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Willie E. May, left, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, inducts chemical engineering professor M. Scott Shell, right, as a Fellow.

Career distinction awarded for pioneering advances in multiscale modeling
concept illustration of robot collective acting like a tool
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Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material
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The Interactive Learning Pavilion, opened in 2023, is UCSB’s first all electric facility.

Reaching net zero for emissions will bring major cost savings to campus
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