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Quantum Collaboration

 

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Investing In Innovation

Three projects that take innovative approaches to solving critical energy-efficiency challenges have been awarded seed funding from UC…

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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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ranjit deshmukh

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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chao xiang

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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eric masanet

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

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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John Bowers

AIM Photonics Will Give Already-Exploding AI/ML Shot In The Arm

The United States is winning a global battle for domination in integrated photonics, thanks in part to a Manufacturing USA innovation…

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The Future of Solid State Wind Energy - No More Blades

"Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable sources that works well at scale, but it isn't perfect. What if we could scale down…

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John Bowers

IEE Director John E. Bowers Receives 2021 IPRM Award

Professor John E. Bowers receives the 2021 IPRM1 Award for his contribution to the development of III-V/Si photonics and…

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AIM Photonics Awaits 2nd Round of Funding

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Golden State, Green State

California is a leader when it comes to environmental stewardship, with a history of being the first to implement ambitious air quality…

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Member of the Academy

Joseph Incandela, professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara and the campus’s vice chancellor for research, has been elected to the…

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Biden pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030

President Joe Biden is pledging to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% by 2030, in the latest push by the…

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