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The chemical element nickel denoted the number 28 from the periodic table
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Adding nickel atoms to improve a silver catalyst

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Black man hands blue card to white man on stage
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Willie E. May, left, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, inducts chemical engineering professor M. Scott Shell, right, as a Fellow.

Career distinction awarded for pioneering advances in multiscale modeling
concept illustration of robot collective acting like a tool
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Brian Long/UCSB
Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material
photo of world's first quantum topological processor
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Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference

Topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing
Rivers running down a mountainous valley
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Jeff Prancevic
Streams like this one can run dry during periods of drought. This study provides new analyses to help predict when and where streams flow.

Predicting seasonal changes in river networks
A scuba diver conducts surveys surrounded by bright orange Garibaldis.
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author Jennifer Caselle
California's network of marine reserves enables conservation and management without closing large areas of the ocean.

California’s marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state
Daniela Soto at her lab bench
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Jordan Strauss / AP Images for HHMI
Daniela Soto

UCSB postdoc receives competitive award to investigate the genetic changes that shaped the human mind

Researchers solve a fluid mechanics mystery
Meghan Morrissey behind lab equipment.
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Matt Perko
Meghan Morrissey

‘Brave and bold’ new strategies for cancer immunotherapy
A man with glasses sits on a train, gazing out the window with a contemplative expression. A woman leans her head on his shoulder, partially obscured, wearing glasses and a blue sweater. The train interior is softly lit, and other passengers can be seen in the blurred background.
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Film still from the documentary “Walk With Me” about Los Angeles designer Charlie Hess and his journey into early-onset Alzheimer’s.

UCSB research featured in Alzheimer’s documentary at SBIFF
Professor David Tilman
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UC Santa Barbara
David Tilman

Professor David Tilman awarded National Medal of Science for revealing the importance of biodiversity
Bright colors and different shapes meant to illustrate a photonic array
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Brian Long
Artist's concept illustration of a photonic memory array

A new optical memory platform for super fast calculations
Portrait of Tinish Bhattacharya
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Tinish Bhattacharya in his UC Santa Barbara lab.

Innovative hardware for rapidly solving optimization problems
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