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Using microfluidics to peer deeper into our genome

Berkeley researchers develop novel technique, based on a microfluidic platform, to unravel and image lengthy strands of DNA

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Using microfluidics to peer deeper into our genome

Berkeley researchers develop novel technique, based on a microfluidic platform, to unravel and image lengthy strands of DNA

Rachel Slaybaugh to lead Cyclotron Road

Nuclear engineering associate professor takes the helm at Berkeley Lab’s division for entrepreneurial scientists

Rachel Slaybaugh

Rachel Slaybaugh to lead Cyclotron Road

Nuclear engineering associate professor takes the helm at Berkeley Lab’s division for entrepreneurial scientists

Talk to the hand? Device can recognize gestures

Armband combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence; could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devices

wearable biosensors in armband as hand makes gestures

Talk to the hand? Device can recognize gestures

Armband combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence; could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devices

Anti-COVID mask breaks the mold

Scientists from Berkeley Engineering and Berkeley Lab have designed a rechargeable N95 mask with a custom fit

Exploded view of N95 mask, and assembled prototype modeled by undergrad researcher Jason Duckering

Anti-COVID mask breaks the mold

Scientists from Berkeley Engineering and Berkeley Lab have designed a rechargeable N95 mask with a custom fit

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Bundles of plastic bags awaiting recycling

Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesives

New catalytic process can stick polyethylene to metal or other materials, potentially boosting the economics of recycling
Ambidextrous robot sorting items

Ambidextrous wins 'Good Robot' award for overall excellence

Silicon Valley Robotics — Berkeley-founded startup honored for its versatile e-commerce robots with an AI-enhanced operating system
Heavy metals listed in the periodic table

Scientists recruit new atomic heavyweights in targeted fight against cancer

Berkeley Lab — Methods from team led by nuclear engineering assistant professor Rebecca Abergel could lead to systems for both diagnosing and treating cancer in real time
Low-cost prototype of a robotic arm

UC Berkeley-led team receives $8.4M for AI-based approaches to cyber-physical systems

Project proposes a novel approach that blends AI and machine learning with guidance from human and computational oracles
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