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Next Generation Transport

Thanks to MURI grants, UCSB mechanical engineers are working on refining and improving machines that move through air and water.

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53 Attosecond Light Pulse Sets a Record

The demonstration of a 53-attosecond X-ray flash is the fastest light pulse recorded to date, and beats the research team's own record…

Research

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Nanocrystalline LEDs: Red, Green, Yellow, Blue...

The color of the light emitted by an LED can be tuned by altering the size of their semiconductor crystals. Researchers have now found a…

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New Method Promises Easier Nanoscale Manufacturing

A new method to precisely pattern nanomaterials could open a new path to manufacturing next-generation electronic devices like LEDs,…

Research

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Exceptionally Fine-Tuned

The 2017 Shanghai Ranking places UCSB at No. 3 in the world in the Engineering field for automation and control.

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Tesla Joins Effort to Pair Batteries with Offshore Wind

Tesla and wind farm developer Deepwater Wind are planning to team up to create the largest project in the world that combines an…

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Atomic Movies Offer Insights into More Efficient Perovskites

Researchers at the U.S.. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have leveraged a long-used microscopy tool to…

Research

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A Plastic Planet

Industrial Ecologist Roland Geyer measures the production, use and the fate…

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Net Zero Energy Hospital Completed

The Turner Construction team managing construction of a replacement hospital and clinic at Fort Irwin in San Bernardino, California,…

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5 Strategies to Design Effective Utility DER Pilots

A new RMI report uses insights from utility pilots and demonstration projects to form a roadmap for the energy transition.

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Growth of Small Solar PV Continuing

Analysis of EIA data for the first four months of 2017 and for year-end 2016 show continuing strong growth in installations of small-…

Research

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Tech Companies Team Up to Promote Smart Cities

Envision Energy, Microsoft, Accenture and others launch a new alliance to support integretion of renewables and Internet of Things…

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Hydrogen Could Provide Path to High-Efficiency OLEDs

A molecule that changes its chemical structure slightly before and after emission could provide a novel, stable approach to achieving…

Research

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AES and Siemans Partner to Create New Energy Storage Powerhouse

The new company, Fluence, will combine AES' expertise in utility-scale storage with Sieman's global sales and engineering resources.

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High Efficiency Perovskite PV Films with Meniscus-Assisted Technique

A new low-temperature solution printing technique allows fabrication of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with large crystals…

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DoE's Research Projects Agency Awards $25M in Photonics Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) is investing $25 million in nine different photonics-driven…

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