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New 3-D Chip Combines Computing and Data Storage

Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data. Just as the flood of data is reaching massive…

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Self-Powered System makes Smart Windows Smarter

Smart windows equipped with controllable glazing can augment lighting and cooling and heating systems, saving up to 40% in an average…

Research

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Smart Transformers Will Make the Grid Cleaner and More Flexible

The solid state transformer is poised to remake the electrical distribution grid.

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UCSB hosts 16th California Higher Education Sustainability Conference

From water conservation, energy efficiency and carbon neutrality, to waste reduction, food sourcing and the "greening" of laboratories,…

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"Drawdown" Solutions by Overall Rank

"Drawdown," a book edited by green entrepreneur Paul Hawken, measures, models and describes the 100 most substantive solutions to…

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Cut U.S. Commercial Building Energy Use by 29% with Widespread Controls

Programming, maintaining building controls can lower power bills.  

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Novel Photopatterning Approach Builds OLEDs from the Ground Up

A light-mediated methodology for growing patterned, emissive polymer brushes with micron feature resolution could lead to a more…

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How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming?

“Drawdown,”a new book edited by green entrepreneur Paul Hawken, analyzes 100 potential solutions, ranks them, and reaches some…

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Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal

A research team has determined that the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year and save millions of dollars by…

Industry and Business

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Discovery of New Transparent Thin Film Material Could Improve Electronics and Solar Cells

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered an ultra-high conductivity thin film material for applications in more powerful and…

Research

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How to Harness the Power of the Wind

A better way to optimize wind power.

Research

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EPA Recognizes the University of California as a National 'Green Power' Leader

The University of California ranks number six among the EPA's Green Power Partnerships for on-site generation of renewable energy.

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A Double Dose of Success

Institute faculty member Igor Mezić has received has the 2017 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research…

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Physicists Demonstrate Photonic Hypercrystals for Control of Light-Matter Interaction

Researchers at the City College of New York have used photonic hypercrystals to control light-matter interaction for applications such…

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Santa Barbara commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030

Santa Barbara is the first city on California's Central Coast to Commit to 100% Clean Energy.

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Polymer Pioneer

UCSB Professor and IEE faculty member Craig Hawker receives the Charles G. Overberger Prize for his innovations in polymer synthesis and…

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