All-Electric Aircraft Demoed at Carpinteria Polo Fields
Pivotal’s BlackFly looks like a mix of a drone, a kayak, an airplane, and a helicopter.
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One of Santa Barbara’s Best-Kept Scientific Secrets Turns 30
Scientists with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis reflect on past discoveries while looking to the future of harnessing artificial intelligence for environmental good.
Satellites Show that Strictly Protected Marine Areas Exclude Industrial Fishing
A team including UC Santa Barbara researchers shows that artificial intelligence methods applied to satellite data provide a powerful new way to assess industrial fishing activity in marine protected areas.
TRACERS Mission Successfully Launches from Vandenberg After FAA Delay
NASA sent twin satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday to study how Earth’s magnetic field interacts with the solar wind.
Santa Barbara Power Outage Delays NASA’s TRACERS Rocket Launch
Tuesday’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was scrubbed seconds before takeoff; a new launch has been scheduled for Wednesday.
NASA Launching Rocket from Santa Barbara County to Study Space Weather
TRACERS mission will look at how solar wind messes with Earth’s magnetic fields, impacting everything from GPS to power grids.
UCSB’s Technology Incubator Celebrates 10 Years on Campus
In 2015, the California NanoSystems Institute at UC Santa Barbara established the Technology Incubator in Elings Hall to support startup companies stemming from technologies developed on campus.
First Space Force Guardian to Go to Space Shares His Cosmic Experiences
Colonel Nick Hague visited Vandenberg Space Force Base to discuss his recent trip to the International Space Station and the future of space exploration.
Mapping Space: Largest Map of the Universe Announced
UC Santa Barbara physics professor co-leads COSMOS-Web Project cataloging nearly 800,000 galaxies spanning nearly all of cosmic time.
The Atmosphere’s Growing Thirst Is Making Droughts Worse, Even Where It Rains
Director of UCSB’s Climate Hazards Center co-authors new study published in “Nature.”
