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UCSB among the world’s most influential research universities for science impact

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UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Omar Saleh

From charged polymers to life-saving innovations
Newton's cradle

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators awards to UCSB experimentalists opens the door to new insights and innovations
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Illustration by Brian Long
Artist's concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice.

A new dimension for spin qubits in diamond
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Breaking new ground in algorithmic theory
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Paul Leonardi

In ‘Digital Exhaustion,’ Paul Leonardi shares how to make technology work for you
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Radiographic image of breast cancer tumor cells in the mammary ducts.

Novel membrane gel from UCSB offers new tool for breast cancer research
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Eckart Meiburg receives NSF award to study sediment dynamics behind mudslides and erosion
scientist holds a wafer of chips developed for deployable quantum experiments
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Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab.

Chip-scale cold atom and trapped ion experiments can unleash the power of quantum science in the field
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Fibroblasts secreting matrix-bound nanovesicles

Bioengineer Marley Dewey receives NIH award to study extracellular vesicles that support tissue repair
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UCSB-designed soft robot intubation device could save lives
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Goleta R&D hub positions UCSB as national model for tech transfer
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Matt Perko
A cancer researcher at UCSB investigates the potential for macrophages to selectively 'eat' solid tumor cells

Town hall highlights impact of federal budget cuts on research
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