Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?
03/12/20 - Researchers are closer than ever to deploying technology that can help detect the illicit production of plutonium, a key fuel for nuclear bombs
Devices & inventions
Artificial intelligence gives stethoscopes a much-needed upgrade
03/03/20 - Alumni develop algorithms that will help predict possible heart failure
Researchers develop novel way to shrink light to detect ultra-tiny substances
02/20/20 - The research could lead to the development of ultra-sensitive devices that can quickly detect pathogens in human blood.
AI-powered Berkeley robot among Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New’
12/03/19 - Pieter Abbeel, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, led a team of researchers to develop Blue, the Berkeley robot for Learning in Unstructured Environments.
Keeping edited cells healthy
10/25/19 - Researchers have developed a better technique to deliver macromolecules into cells, using inexpensive lab equipment.
Mass-producing biomaterials
10/25/19 - A new 3D printing technique may allow whole organs, living tissue, bone and blood vessels to be printed on demand.
New frontiers in gene editing
10/25/19 - Berkeley bioengineers are developing new techniques and tools to advance CRISPR-Cas9 applications, which could have implications for nearly every genetic disease.
Wearable sensors detect what’s in your sweat
08/16/19 - A team of Berkeley engineers is developing wearable skin sensors that can detect what's in sweat, potentially supplanting invasive procedures like blood draws and providing real-time updates on health conditions.
Jerome R. Singer, MRI pioneer, dies at 97
08/06/19 - Jerome R. Singer, professor emeritus and a pioneer in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), passed away in July. Singer taught and conducted research in the electrical engineering and computer sciences and the biophysics departments at Berkeley for 25 years.
New chip could lead to cheaper and better medical imaging devices and self-driving cars
08/06/19 - Berkeley engineers have created the fastest silicon-based, programmable two-dimensional optical phased array, which could improve medical imaging, optical communications and LiDAR sensors.
Bancroft Library oral history, podcast highlight Berkeley Engineering achievements
08/01/19 - Berkeley Engineering's contributions to the rise of the semiconductor industry were featured in a recent library podcast, while mechanical engineering professor emeritus George Leitmann was interviewed for an oral history project.
Making the invisible visible
07/22/19 - Berkeley researchers have developed a new type of sensor network that is affordable and capable of tracking soot (black carbon). With more than 100 custom-built sensors installed across West Oakland for 100 days, the team created the largest black carbon monitoring network deployed in a single city.
Adding touch to virtual and augmented reality
07/15/19 - A new device developed by Berkeley Engineering researchers could allow users to feel their way through an augmented and virtual reality experience.
College of Engineering and College of Environmental Design launch new Master of Design program
06/25/19 - The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation will play a key role in the new Master of Design (MDes) program, an innovative advanced degree in design for emerging technologies.
New 3D printer
05/01/19 - A new 3D printer uses light to shape solid objects out of a viscous liquid in a matter of minutes.
Heat-powered hat
05/01/19 - Berkeley students have created WeLumen8, a baseball cap with built-in LED lights powered by human heat.
Detecting superbugs
05/01/19 - DETECT is a test that can quickly identify strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by recognizing specific enzymes in urine samples.
Sensors get flexible
05/01/19 - Researchers have created a flexible sensor that can be used over large areas of skin, tissue and organs to detect blood-oxygen levels.
Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
04/24/19 - New soccer-ball-shaped robots, created by engineers at Berkeley and Squishy Robotics, can fall hundreds of feet and be no worse for wear, or shape-shift in order to crawl from one point to another.
Can’t sing? These undergrads have a karaoke booth just for you
04/16/19 - A trio of undergraduates, including M.E.T. freshman Luofei Chen and EECS junior Aayush Tyagi, have launched Oki Karaoke, a startup that hopes to bring soundproof karaoke pods, already popular across Asia, to the United States.