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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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This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars at the point at which they merge and explode as a kilonova.
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University of Warwick/Mark Garlick
Multi-messenger astronomy enabled scientists to observe merging neutron stars for the first time in 2017 (artist’s impression).

UC Santa Barbara and Las Cumbres Observatory partner to lead the future of multi-messenger astronomy
Burning hillside at Sedgwick Preserve
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Matt Perko
A flame torched hillside at Sedgwick Reserve is the site of a prescribed burn.

Taming Fire: Controlled burns can be a boon to our landscape
NASA simulation of binary black hole system
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scott Noble; simulation data, d'Ascoli et al. 2018
The gravitational waves emitted by the merger of black holes, when lensed by massive objects as the waves travel toward Earth can be used to calculate the rate at which the universe is expanding

Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion: lensed gravitational waves
colorful image of the belly view of a small shrimp
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Damian Kao Alvina G Lai Evangelia Stamataki Silvana Rosic Nikolaos Konstantinides Erin Jarvis Alessia Di Donfrancesco Natalia Pouchkina-Stancheva Marie Sémon Marco Grillo Heather Bruce Suyash Kumar Igor Siwanowicz Andy Le Andrew Lemire Michael B Eisen Cas
The genome of the crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis, a model for animal development, regeneration, immunity and lignocellulose digestion. VijayRaghavan K, ed. eLife. 2016;5:e20062. doi:10.7554/eLife.20062.

Disorder lends robustness to the embryonic development of a tiny shrimp
People discuss matters of water policy over an aquifer.
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iStock/ Matt Perko

The more stakeholders are included in policy planning, the better those policies protect them
school of bluefin tuna

New research finds that more than 90% of global aquaculture faces substantial risk from environmental change
man refusing envelope of cash

People in power who are guilt-prone are less likely to be corrupt
concept of human and machine intelligence working together

Researchers at the 2023 Mellichamp Mind & Machine Intelligence Summit contemplate and discuss the state of artificial intelligence
The symmetrical pattern of a cable-stayed bridge from below.
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Gwoeii via iStock
Comparing the complexity of scientific theories is challenging. Mathematical symmetry can provide an excellent guide.

Sharpening Occam’s Razor
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Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen receives double honors for her work on organic photovoltaics
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
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