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Shrinking the Optical Synthesizer

Only a few decades ago, finding a particular channel on the radio or television meant dialing a knob by hand and then making small…

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Shrinking the Optical Synthesizer

Only a few decades ago, finding a particular channel on the radio or television meant dialing a knob by hand and then making small…

In the News, Research

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Computer scientist Rich Wolski named to the Duval Family Presidential Chair in Energy Efficiency

Currently, data centers consume 1.5 percent of global energy use. A 1,000-fold increase in the volume of data is predicted by 2025, with…

Awards and Accolades

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Materials Professor Craig Hawker Elected to 238th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professors Leon Balents, Craig J. Hawker and Edward E. Telles have been elected members of the 238th class of the American…

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Umesh Mishra to Deliver 2018 Faculty Research Lecture

As we hurtle into a future dominated by the Internet of Things, in which countless devices streamline our lives while producing a…

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Complexity, Fidelity, Application


Things…

Research

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Honoring Professor Larry Coldren, a Photonics giant

Some sixty people, including UC Santa Barbara faculty colleagues, alumni, and industry partners, convened at UCSB’s Loma Pelona Center…

Awards and Accolades

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Newsletter: April 2018

IEE has released it's quarterly newsletter featuring news and research from January through March 2018. View the full newsletter at the…

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Professor Van de Walle's group gains new insights in doping of transparent conductors

Materials that are simultaneously transparent and electrically conductive play a key role in light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and…

Research

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The Future of Photonics Using Quantum Dots

Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables crisscross the globe and package everything from financial data to cat videos into light. But…

Research

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Professors Jonathan Klamkin and Larry Coldren receive NASA grant to design energy-efficient photonics-based circuits

If the parts in a satellite, a drone or other specialized device are large in size, weight and power consumption — in other words, if…

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A three-step plan for carbon neutrality at the University of California

Author: Jenny Seifert 

Universities across the United States have set ambitious goals to shrink their…

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Kaustav Banerjee yields a smaller, higher-performing alternative to the classic inductor

A basic building block of modern technology, inductors are everywhere: cellphones, laptops, radios, televisions, cars. And surprisingly…

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Chandra Krintz and Rich Wolski Help Ecologists with their Project: "Where's the Bear?"

Facing a daunting, digital pile millions of photographs high, how would you find the few images you need? Could you, even? It’s a…

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