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A Leader in Light

John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected to receive the…

Awards and Accolades

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UCSB Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura is elected to Taiwan’s most prestigious academy

Nobel Laureate and Institute faculty member Shuji Nakamura has been elected to Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s preeminent research…

Awards and Accolades

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How Solar Energy Can be Transformed into Fuel

A new study look into the quest for sustainable fuel, and how solar energy can be transformed into exactly this. The new procedure uses…

In the News

Chandra Krintz

Farm Aid

As UCSB’s Sustainability Champion, computer scientist Chandra Krintz has moved closer to her goal of enabling smarter, more sustainable…

Awards and Accolades, Research

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REN21 Global Status Report

This report from REN21, a United Nations affiliate focused on renewable energy technology, highlights an extraordinary year for clean…

Industry and Business

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Bionic Leaf Turns Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel

Scientists have created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels.…

Research

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TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency will lead the TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project, in partnership with the National Center for…

General

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TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency will lead the TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project, in partnership with the National Center for…

General

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Peek Inside Tri Alpha Energy, a Company Pursuing the Ideal Power Source

A startup in California has raised $500 million to chase the elusive dream of fusion power. Is this crazy, or is the company on to…

Industry and Business

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Video: Institute Faculty Member Arthur Gossard Receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Watch President Obama award the recipients of the National Medals of Science and Technology, including Institute and UCSB faculty member…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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Have We Been Trying to Build the Energy-Smart Home All Wrong?

Despite advances in monitoring building energy efficiency, homeowners just aren't concerned with how much energy they're saving.

Industry and Business

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The Unbelievable Reality of the Impossible Hyperloop

Hyperloop Technologies is testing a radical alternative to modern freight and transportation, where metal capsules traverse magentic…

Industry and Business

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Getting Cheap Wind Power Where It’s Needed Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Because so much energy is generated in remote areas of the Great Plains, it is difficult to bring clean energy to the major cities in…

Industry and Business

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Newsletter: March 2016

Newsletter

Galen Stucky

UCSB Materials Professor Galen Stucky to Receive the “Spirit of Innovation” Award

Dr. Stucky is being recognized for a major advance in medical technology, the development a kaolin clay-based gauze that can stanch…

Awards and Accolades

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Solar3D Launches New Brand and Logo; Changes Corporate Name to Sunworks

Sunworks, (formerly known as Solar3D) a leading provider of solar power solutions, is focused on the design, installation and management…

Industry and Business