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Physicist and computer science assistant professor Murphy Yuezhen Niu

Murphy Niu receives NSF CAREER award for quantum computing innovation

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Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm
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“You can think of this as the next step in personal computing,” said UCSB professor Jennifer Jacobs, whose research explores more intuitive, responsive digital fabrication systems.

Making automation more human through innovative fabrication tools
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Quantum entangled photons on demand
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Photo illustration by Matt Perko with abstract visuals by Iason Paterakis and Nefeli Manoudaki; Original photo by SCARECROW artworks, Unsplash
AI-generated visuals designed by UCSB researchers help ease the psychological toll of isolation for scientists living and working in Antarctica.

New frontiers for well-being in Antarctica and isolated spaces
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Irene Beyerlein

Professor Irene Beyerlein elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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World’s biggest Raspberry Pi cluster is now at UCSB
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Lithium-ion batteries power everything from cell phones to laptops

Lithium shows its metal, paving the way for better batteries
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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’
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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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