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Headshot of Paul Leonardi next to cover of his book, "Digital Exhaustion."
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Paul Leonardi

In ‘Digital Exhaustion,’ Paul Leonardi shares how to make technology work for you

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Two young adults wearing suits holding a giant prize check made out to RazeMath
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RazeMath is Nico Lehner, left, and Evan McCall, right.

RazeMath wins UCSB’s 26th annual New Venture Competition
engineering building courtyard and former dean Robert Mehrabian
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The courtyard of the Engineering II building complex at UCSB and the former UCSB dean who spearheaded the building project

UCSB's College of Engineering named for former dean, Robert Mehrabian
woman with VR headset
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Yuehao Gao
A visitor experiences virtual reality at a Media Arts & Technology exhibition.

MAT end of year show fuses art and engineering
concept image of neural net

Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm
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.

Making automation more human through innovative fabrication tools
concept illustration of engtangled photons

Quantum entangled photons on demand
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

Lithium shows its metal, paving the way for better batteries
The chemical element nickel denoted the number 28 from the periodic table
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iStock / Olena Yefremkina

Adding nickel atoms to improve a silver catalyst
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New microCT machine unites biologists and materials scientists
machine learning brain symbol on circuit board, 3D rendering
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iStock / Karneg

Inspired by early biomimetic approaches, Kerem Çamsarı’s work evokes features of neural connectivity
artist rendering of #D semiconductor architectures using 2D materials
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Brian Long/UCSB

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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