Mosquito-Borne Virus May be Linked to Neurological Birth Disorder
Janani Ravikumar
Staff Writer
A new mosquito-borne virus has sparked worldwide concern because of its rapid spread around the globe, and its possible connection to a...
iPhone Users Go Bananas Over New ‘Peach’ App
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
What do you get when you mix Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Messenger and Tumblr? If your answer isn’t “Peach,” then you probably...
Researcher Develops Artificial Leaves
Rishika Kenkre
University of California, Berkeley researcher Peidong Yang has created an artificial mechanism that mimics the system of leaves, producing oxygen in the process...
UCSB Professor Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Bijan Saniee
Staff Writer
University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus Arthur Gossard will speak at the White House later this month and formally receive the...
Government Agencies and the Private Sector Join Forces to Develop Clean Energy
Janani Ravikumar
Staff Writer
An international group of investors led by Bill Gates has created a new funding initiative called the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which will...
Doctor Puts Self on the Surgery Table to Free Locked-In Patients
Miguel Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Thirty years ago, there was a paralyzed patient named Jean-Dominique Bauby who was unable to move any part of her body. Her...
Google’s Project Loon Looms Over the Indonesian Horizon
Kristie Chairil
Staff Writer
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced at the end of October its plans to launch WiFi-beaming balloons into Indonesia’s stratosphere.
The project, called Project...
Building A Faster Future: Private Aerospace Company Hosts Hyperloop Contest and UCSB Students Take...
Miguel Rodriguez
Illustration by Robert Perez, Staff Illustrator
Numerous groups of students from the University of California, Santa Barbara and abroad are participating in a competition...
Studies Compare Ants to Ketchup
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
Illustration by Robert Perez, Staff Illustrator
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology found that ants are simultaneously solid and liquid-like — similar...
Stanford Researchers Develop Artificial Skin that can Detect Pressure
Janani Ravikumar
Staff Writer
Stanford University chemical engineering professor Zhenan Bao and his research team have developed a plastic “skin” that can deliver sensory inputs to...
