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From inquisitive ideas to creating new intellectual property, our innovative research keeps society moving forward by finding solutions across fields of study and sharing knowledge with the world.

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Jeff Liang

New UCSB biofoundry to accelerate discoveries in biotechnology and biomanufacturing

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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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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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NVC Finals judge Jason Rollman (left, in blue shirt) congratulates EyeClimate, the 2024 New Venture Competition Finals champions (from second to left) Bowen Zhang, PhD student; Max Gordon, undergraduate student; and Satish Kumar, PhD student

An entrepreneurial eye for solving climate change
photograph of UCSB student Matthew Schoen with a pair of sneakers
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Matt Perko
Second-year environmental sciences major Matthew Schoen, March 2024

Environmental Leadership Incubator project launches campus shoe drive
concept photo of a green building amid regular buildings

This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs
a hand touching a colorful lightbulb in a row of downward facing "off" lightbulbs

California NanoSystems Institute’s new mentor-in-residence is ready to assist campus entrepreneurs, innovators and startups
illustration of a robotic arm working with DNA

Scientists will eliminate bottlenecks to breakthroughs with a newly acquired synthetic biology robotics system
NSF director at the Engineering Sciences Building
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Matt Perko
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan speaking at the Engineering Sciences Building

Innovation anywhere, opportunities everywhere
illustration of blue and yellow circuitry

UCSB joins a federally sponsored regional innovation hub to help bolster microelectronics technology

Wifi can read through walls
open bottle pouring out a small pool of detergent
With this method, your empty detergent bottle can be turned into more detergent

Our plastic waste can be used as raw material for detergents, thanks to an improved catalytic method
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