Science & Tech
Researchers at the Golden Bear Sleep & Mood Research Clinic at UC Berkeley recently found that teenagers who go to sleep later are more likely to face emotional and academic problems down the road tha...
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The end of war brings home soldiers, and accompanying many of these veterans is post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. This disorder occurs after experiencing a stressful or frightening event and often...
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The past few decades in technology advancement have increased data storage capacities while simultaneously reducing the size of storage devices. Yet until now, modern storage devices have not been des...
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Despite continued and growing evidence of climate change, the disparity between the amount of effort required to slow the process and the amount of projects aimed at such a goal continues to grow.
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Intelligence: it’s a notion we’re all intimately familiar with. After all, we are intelligent, right? Do we not attend a top-tier public university? Have we not made all the necessary, intelligent...
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara recently addressed a major issue in security by successfully transferring reliable and ultra-secure communication via quantum-encrypted infor...
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Cells replicate, grow and communicate by transporting specific molecules to specific targets. But how exactly do cells carry out these vital and intricate movements among themselves?
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Long gone are the days of believing that increased testosterone levels only lead to hostility, competitiveness and aggressiveness. Scientists and economists in the Netherlands published a study this m...
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As you pick up this issue of the Nexus and turn the page to the Science & Tech section, millions of membrane proteins are hard at work inside your body. All the body’s functions, from movement t...
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SpaceX’s new Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California this past Sunday to carry Canada’s 1,100-pound CASSIOPE research satellite into space.
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Researchers from UC Santa Barbara, the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Northwestern University recently created a technique to target and correct genetic ...
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A number 2-ranked university in research citations worldwide with many top-ranked science programs, UCSB has a reputation as a top-notch scientific institution.
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As We Take Our Last Breath As Undergrads My Fellow Graduates, When you took your first breath on Earth, you underwent a beautiful, irreversible transformation. Before, your lungs were fully immersed i...
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UCSB researchers recently found an evolutionary link between political motivation and physical strength in males, where increased upper body size indicated a more aggressive and self-serving stance to...
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In the history of armed conflict, the intelligent use of evolving technologies has been shown to overmatch even the most tested tactics and courageous warriors. The fourth NexTech war-game, organized ...
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You are a lingering runner's high, watching the sun rise over the cliffs
You are the cozy feeling the moment you wake up, nestled under the quilt you got from your grandma
You are the burst of inspiration (and motivation) at 3:42 a.m. in the library
You are the lopsided Sharpie heart on your Cajé latte
When you take your shoes off at SBA security and know you're the hot, mysterious airport traveler
You are the rush after winning a debate concerning Domino's and Woodstock's
You are the random wave and smile from a semi-familiar face on the way to Biochemistry
You are the first bite of a warm Subway sandwich after a long day
You are the relief of getting your feet wet at the beach in the middle of July
You are the first non-dining hall meal after a final
You are the final stitch in your quarter-long knitting project
You are the walk across campus to your favorite song on a cold day: "Sweater Weather"
