Plans to Map Mars with ‘Marsbees’ Unveiled by NASA
Jessica Gang
Staff Writer
NASA unveiled tentative plans to replace its traditional land-based Mars rovers with cutting edge flapping wing aerospace architectures on March 30th. These...
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...
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....
“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...
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...
China Gets Virtually Real
Rishika Kenkre
Staff Writer
After commercials showing people’s reactions when wearing Samsung’s virtual reality headset, VR became a very popular Christmas gift.
Not just in the...
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...
Drones: A Nuisance or an Advancement?
Jackie Caldwell
When you hear the word “drone,” what comes to mind? The remote-controlled camera-carriers from Best Buy? The way your high school physics teacher...
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...
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...
