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Newton's cradle

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators awards to UCSB experimentalists opens the door to new insights and innovations

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Illustration by Brian Long
Artist's concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice.

A new dimension for spin qubits in diamond
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How to retire coal, smarter and faster
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Breaking new ground in algorithmic theory
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Volunteer taxonomist Gustav Pauly from the Florida Museum of Natural History, left and SBC-LTER lab technician Darrin Ambat on a morning dive to retrieve Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures from the sea floor

Bioblitz reveals hidden biodiversity in the Santa Barbara Channel
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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Jeff Liang

New UCSB biofoundry to accelerate discoveries in biotechnology and biomanufacturing
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Bren Environmental Leadership fellows Caroline Smith (left) and Halia Fleming in Morro Bay, CA

Bren School leadership program highlights mentorship and student research
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Anna Trugman researches how plants respond to climate change, while Gen Li studies erosion and weathering — the natural processes that break down rocks and transport sediment.

Two UCSB professors recognized for contributions to the Earth sciences
A government official inspects dozens of large fish on the concrete after seizing illegal gillnets (in background) in the Gulf of California.
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Totoaba poaching continues in the Gulf of California despite a 50-year fishing ban. But farming the fish for export may curb poaching.

Farmed totoaba could curb poaching
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UCSB physics professors John Martinis, left, and Michel Devoret

UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Radiographic image of breast cancer tumor cells in the mammary ducts.

Novel membrane gel from UCSB offers new tool for breast cancer research
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UCSB Distinguished Professor Emeritus Brenda Major

Lifetime of research on prejudice and resilience earns Brenda Major national recognition
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