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white woman sits at desk with tablet, on desk is robotic arm, coiled clay vessels and computer screen, crochet dress on mannequin at side
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Matt Perko
“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.
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The open back of a smartphone shows lithium-ion batteries inside
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Tyler Lastovich / Unsplash
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from cell phones to laptops
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The chemical element nickel denoted the number 28 from the periodic table
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iStock / Olena Yefremkina
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artist rendering of #D semiconductor architectures using 2D materials
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Brian Long/UCSB
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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
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3D rendering of a polymer chain
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A 3D rendering of a polymer chain
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Electrical and computer engineering professor in his lab
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Matt Perko
Daniel Blumenthal

Cold atoms on a chip
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Black man hands blue card to white man on stage
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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.
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concept illustration of robot collective acting like a tool
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Brian Long/UCSB
Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight