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Matt Perko
A researcher in the lab of Stephen Wilson, whose group studies how magnetic interactions can produce unusual states of matter relevant to quantum research.

Using magnetic frustration to probe new quantum possibilities

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Exploiting atomically thin materials for energy efficient electronics
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Jeff Liang
UCSB ExFAB staff and senior participants, from left, Oliver Vining, Elaine Kirschke, Jean-Marie Volland, Nathalie Elisabeth, Sherylle Mills Englander, Max Wilson, Michelle O'Malley, Joel Rothman, Niels Volkmann and Carolyn Mills.

UCSB to lead $22M NSF-funded center on exceptional microbes
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Aspiring engineers receive national research fellowships, with significant funding
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Jeff Liang
Professors Andrew Jayich, left, and Jon Schuller

Two UCSB professors selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be Experimental Physics Investigators
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Rana Amini/Campàs Lab
Microscopy image of a developing zebrafish retina, with cell nuclei (blue) and membranes (yellow) shown

How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain
A stack of blocks with the rare earth element symbols on them.
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Thibault Renard via iStock
Scientists and engineers would love if separating rare earth elements were as easy as picking one out of a stack of blocks.

A cleaner, more efficient way to process and recycle rare earth elements
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Lilli Walker
Kerem Çamsari (left) and third-year Ph.D. student Shaila Niazi, who used p-bits to create images that were not part of a machine-learning training data set.

Proving the value of an old algorithm in training deep-learning models for AI
Laser reflect on optic table un quantum laboratory
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Bright prospects for engineering quantum light
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A long-exposure shot of fireflies in Thailand

Rhythms of nature: understanding synchrony in oscillatory systems
concept illustration of water and other molecules

‘Going green always wins’: Bruce Lipshutz makes the case for green chemistry in drug manufacturing for low-income countries
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Shuji Nakamura to be inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame
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Matt Perko
The small, wearable device is part of a system that monitors drug concentrations and delivers accurate dosages

New drug delivery technology promises more accurate dosing
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