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Lilli Walker
Daniel Gianola stands near a transmission electron microscope

Imperfections: the perfect materials platform

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Purple, pink and blue rope-like 3D structures fold over each other, illustrating the protein-folding process.
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Scientific illustration of a 3D protein molecules structure, formed by amino acids and peptides, reflecting the protein-folding process.

New tools to study protein assembly may help in the search for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics
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Brian Long
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions.

Galan Moody leads successful effort to secure $1.3 million for advanced 3D printing
Dorit Hanein stands with other fellows in front of the capital
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Professor Dorit Hanein, center-left, newly elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, took part in the society's recent advocacy event in Washington D.C.

Professor Dorit Hanein recognized for pioneering high resolution cryo-imaging technologies
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James Badham
Yuheng Bu is pursuing a project aimed at advancing watermarking

Yuheng Bu seeks a better way to ensure the trustworthiness of AI-generated text
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College of Engineering launches UCSB’s first fully online master’s degree program
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Jeff Liang

UCSB to join major collaboration supporting battery innovation and commercialization
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Matt Perko

NSF-funded program supports and retains first-year engineers
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New model explains how single electrons cause damage inside silicon chips
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Matt Perko
A researcher works in the lab of Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Using mechanical inputs to enhance quantum states in sensors
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Researchers demonstrate integrated stabilized laser chips performing clock and quantum operations on a room temperature trapped ion qubit
Shuji Nakamura sits on a chair next to lamps
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Shuji Nakamura

Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura to receive honorary doctorate from University of Oxford
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Brian Long
A new project aims to understand theoretical aspects of quantum cryptography that could be used to protect computing in the future.

Could quantum computers protect privacy and security?
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