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artist rendering of #D semiconductor architectures using 2D materials
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Next-gen 3D transistors transform energy-efficient electronics

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An AI-generated illustration of an engineer at a laptop, looking at a robot
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An AI-generated image depicts engineers working on an AI-enabled robot.

GauchoAI team takes second place in Amazon’s Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge
oil and natural gas infrastructure in the Permian Basin
Oil and gas extraction infrastructure in the Permian Basin

MethaneMapper is poised to solve the problem of underreported methane emissions
The winners of the 2023 NVC with a big check
Leeta's Kira Wyckhoff (left), and Linus Kautzsch (right), with materials professor Ram Seshadri (center)

Leeta wins UCSB's 24th Annual New Venture Competition
University students and professor flank an adult in a wheelchair in front of a weight machine
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Capstone project client Steve Ferreira (center) with (from right): Professor Tyler Susko and team members James Freda, Carlos Rivera, Janna Crocker, Joseph Byun and Cannon Crow.

An innovative, student-designed weight machine makes working out more accessible to people who use wheelchairs
concept illustration of genetic material cut from a DNA helix

Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
group of researchers in gray t-shirts standing outside a modern building
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From l to r: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, João Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna

UC Santa Barbara to lead NSF-funded research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity
Illustration of molecular chain overlaid on image of plastic bottles
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Jessie Ward O'Sullivan

A game-changing method of “upcycling” plastics helps clear the path toward a circular economy
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Ruminants such as cows, sheep and goats host anaerobic gut fungi that can break down tough cell walls

Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down in an anaerobic environment
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Researchers uncover physical limitation in haptic holography
Kerem Çamsari headshot next to a close-up of a Stochastic Processing Unit
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Kerem Çamsari is pursuing pioneering research into probabilistic computing

Kerem Çamsari receives an Early CAREER Award to develop probabilistic computing, which could be an important step on the way to quantum computers
A leaf covered in water droplets
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A superhydrophobic surface, such as lotus leaf, repels water due to tiny air pockets that prevent water from adhering to the surface

Researchers find the key to reducing drag on superhydrophobic surfaces can come down to a single parameter
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Beth Pruitt receives a five-year NSF award to study sex-differentiated heart-cell responses to stress
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