CNSI News

UC Santa Barbara professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering work in superconducting qubits. 

BioPACIFIC MIP connects fundamental research with industry needs, strengthening U.S. leadership in biomaterials innovation

A group comprising faculty, present and former graduate students, staff, and interested visitors gathered in the Marine Science Auditorium in June to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Technology Incubator.

In 2015, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UC Santa Barbara established the Technology Incubator in Elings Hall to support startup companies stemming from technologies developed on campus. Now in its 10th anniversary year, the incubator has become “a humming innovation ecosystem".

“Future Makers” supported by an Uplift Central Coast Catalyst Predevelopment Grant, will support workshops for Santa Barbara and Ventura County students in hands-on learning at CNSI's Innovation Workshop. 

Laboratory Glove Recycling Initiative has diverted over 4,000 lbs of single-use plastic from the waste stream. 

On Wednesday, October 23rd, UCSB CNSI collaborated with the Community Environmental Council (CEC) to host the “Living with Fire Summit,” to spur innovations in policy and technology to increase wildfire resilience in Santa Barbara County and beyond

Mechanical engineer Yangying Zhu is among the first 13 academics to receive the inaugural IGNIITE grant

Collaboration Builds on Existing Cleanroom Training at UCSB’s California NanoSystems Institute.

National Science Foundation announces the award of a six-year grant to establish the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (Ex-FAB)