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Photo illustration of the process for converting carbon dioxide into solar fuels

To battle climate change, scientists tap into carbon-hungry microorganisms for clues

Berkeley Lab: Scientists led by Peidong Yang have developed a nature-inspired technique for converting carbon dioxide into solar fuels

Artist’s rendering of a human base on a new planet, aerial view.

Taking up space

Professor Adam Arkin and CUBES researchers are using synthetic biology to find solutions for living on Mars — and a rapidly changing Earth.

Researchers viewing multiple video screens showing field test of AI-powered cruse control system

Massive traffic experiment pits machine learning against ‘phantom’ jams

CIRCLES Consortium field trial shows AI-powered cruise control system could help smooth traffic flow, improve fuel economy

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Photo from 1992 of David Hodges, engineering dean, speaking at a Sproul Asoociation Luncheon

David Hodges, former dean of engineering and pioneer in integrated circuit design, dies at 85

His work contributed to the rapid growth of the tech industry

Illustration of wave-scattering phenomenon with EM coupling.

Under the radar

Engineered piezoelectric materials achieve new levels of wave-scattering performance

Michael Yartsev in his lab with blue and yellow light simulating bat flight paths.

Yartsev wins Neuroscience Young Investigator Award

Bioengineering professor Michael Yartsev named 2022 Young Investigator by the Society for Neuroscience in recognition of his work on the neural complexity of free-flying bats

A patient who lost the ability to speak due to severe paralysis uses a brain-computer interface to silently spell out sentences from a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words.

Giving a voice to all

Advances in brain-computer interfaces may soon make communication easier for those who have lost the ability to speak

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