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• UC Santa Barbara Breakthrough Traps Solar Energy in Molecules to Rival High Density Batteries

  Published: Apr 11, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers have developed a molecular solar thermal storage system using a Pyrimidone derivative that stores sunlight directly in chemical bonds. Boasting an energy density of 444...

• First Chip Scale Stabilized Laser Successfully Drives Trapped Ion Qubits at Room Temperature in Breakthrough for Portable Quantum Computing

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and UMass Amherst have demonstrated a palm-sized, integrated photonic laser system capable of performing high-fidelity quantum operations on a str...

• Global Food Fortification Prevents Seven Billion Nutrient Gaps Annually for Just Eighteen Cents Per Person

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive study published in The Lancet Global Health reveals that fortifying staple foods currently eliminates 7 billion cases of micronutrient inadequacy each year. Researc...

• Groundwater depletion is not inevitable as new global study identifies ten keys to successful aquifer recovery

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive analysis of 67 successful groundwater recovery cases reveals that over 80 percent of restored aquifers benefited from sourcing alternative water supplies. Researche...

• UC Santa Barbara Researchers Detect First Cosmic "Chirp" Confirming General Relativity in Superluminous Supernova

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Astronomers have discovered that a superluminous supernova, SN 2024afav, displays a periodic "chirp" signal caused by space-time twisting around a dying star. This observation prov...