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Filling the World with Brilliant Light

"We catch up with the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize winner, Shuji Nakamura, to reflect on the impact of the award, his illuminating…

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State of the Climate

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Extraordinary Accomplishments

Four professors in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering have been recognized by their peers as the Institute of Electrical and…

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Extraordinary Accomplishments

Four professors in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering have been recognized by their peers as the Institute of Electrical and…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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Extraordinary Accomplishments

Four professors in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering have been recognized by their peers as the Institute of Electrical and…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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Extraordinary Accomplishments

Four professors in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering have been recognized by their peers as the Institute of Electrical and…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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John Bowers selected as top researcher for Intel's Launch of Integrated Photonics Research Center

IEE Director John Bowers has been selected as a top researcher to participate in Intel’s recently opened Intel® Research Center for…

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Henley Hall Accepts Accolades

Henley Hall was recently the recipient of several awards recognizing its unprecedented design and sustainable architecture. The four…

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Best in Building

The sleek and shimmering modern building that houses UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency is earning major accolades for…

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"The Business of Less"

The automotive industry is becoming electric. Packaging companies are using compostable plastic. Clothing manufacturers are embracing ‘…

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The Winds of Change

In late May the Biden administration reached a decision to open two parts of the California coast to offshore wind energy: a 399-square-…

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Expanding Renewable Energy Planning

While the world is eager for more renewable energy, a lot of planning has to happen before we can erect turbines or install solar cells…

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The First Commercially Scalable Integrated Laser and Microcomb on a Single Chip

Fifteen years ago, UC Santa Barbara electrical and materials professor John Bowers pioneered a method for integrating a laser onto a…

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Internet Energy Analysis Pitfalls

When it comes to understanding and predicting trends in energy use, the internet is a tough nut to crack. So say energy researchers…

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Galan Moody Receives a New Grant to Pursue a Photonic-Based Platform for Quantum Processing

Classical computing is built upon the power of the bit, which is, in essence, a microtransistor on a chip that can…

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