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The Future of Touch Researchers uncover physical limitation in haptic holography

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Haptic holography promises to bring virtual reality to life, but a new study reveals a surprising physical obstacle that will need to be overcome.

Congratulations Alban Sauret: APS Gallery of Soft Matter Winner

Monday, March 13, 2023

Congratulations Alban Sauret: APS Gallery of Soft Matter Winner

Congratulations Irene Beyerlein: 2023 TMS Fellow Award

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Congratulations to Professor Irene Beyerlein for being named a 2023 Fellow of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)

Carlos Levi Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Carlos Levi among elected 106 new members and 18 international members to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on February 7, 2023. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,420 and the number of international members to 319.

Grad Slam 2023

Monday, February 6, 2023

Streamlining the Situation

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Sometimes, the most complex problems can be solved with the simplest approaches. Such was the case for researchers at UC Santa Barbara as they tried to resolve a longstanding issue of fluid friction — the resistance between an object moving through fluid, or conversely, a stationary object with fluid flowing around or through it. It’s also known as drag.

A BRITE Future Beth Pruitt receives a five-year NSF award to study sex-differentiated heart-cell responses to stress

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Beth Pruitt receives a five-year NSF award to study sex-differentiated heart-cell responses to stress

A Multifaceted Sensation

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

The delicate fragrance of jasmine is a delight to the senses. The sweet scent is popular in teas, perfumes and potpourri. But take a whiff of the concentrated essential oil, and the pleasant aroma becomes almost cloying. Indeed, part of the flower’s smell comes from the compound skatole, a prominent component of fecal odor.

A Stem Cell’s Sense of Touch

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

The Next Wonder Semiconductor

Monday, October 31, 2022

In a study that confirms its promise as the next-generation semiconductor material, UC Santa Barbara researchers have directly visualized the photocarrier transport properties of cubic boron arsenide single crystals.