Samsung Impresses Users with Unveiling of Galaxy S9
Ziqiang Zhao
Staff Writer
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 has attracted much attention from people all over the world since the beginning of 2018, and details of the...
SpaceX Impresses with the Falcon 9 Rocket
Dylan Goldman
Staff Writer
After minor difficulties and two delays, SpaceX finally launched a single core of their anticipated Falcon 9 rocket along with two subsidiary...
NASA Gets a Budget Boost to Revitalize the Moon Program
Alexandra Munos
On Feb. 12, President Trump’s administration released its 2019 federal budget, which includes a request for an additional $500 million towards the government’s...
“Where’s the Bear?” Project Identifies Animals with Digital Cameras and Machine Learning
Victoria Penante
A team of professors and students from the UC Santa Barbara Department of Computer Science has developed a system designed to aid ecological...
Waymo and Uber Settle Up on Theft Lawsuit
Annette Ding
Staff Writer
Following nearly a year of mudslinging between two of the largest companies in the autonomous vehicle industry, Google and Uber reached a...
Car Companies Under Fire for Animal Testing
Ziqiang Zhao
Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler received widespread condemnation for testing diesel fumes on monkeys and humans after a New York Times article published Jan....
Uber Plans to Elevate its Services to the Skies
Mia Pollini
Staff Writer
Transportation technology company Uber recently announced that, by 2020, Los Angeles will be one of the first cities to experience a new...
UCSB Professor Considers “Virtual Reality Field Trips” in the Journal Science
Eric Long
Virtual reality (VR) is often thought of as a gimmick to the gaming industry, but UCSB assistant professor Douglas McCauley feels that it...
SpaceX Shoots for Stars from Lompoc
Madison Hallam
The first orbital class rocket capable of being reused was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc last Monday. The rocket belongs...
Tides Have Turned with New Shark Deterrents
Tanner Walker
Science & Tech Editor
Beachgoers traumatized from hearing about the recent great white shark sightings and attacks in Santa Barbara should have less to...
