Q+A on neurotechnologies
11/10/25 — Rikky Muller is developing end-to-end devices that are smarter, safer and smaller than ever
Devices & inventions
Sweat sense
11/10/25 — A tiny sweat sensor opens the door to hydration monitoring using wearables like smartwatches
Salty science
11/10/25 — An energy-efficient memsensor that uses vanadium dioxide works in wet, salty environments
Material intelligence
11/10/25 — Science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab
Dan Fletcher named to National Academy of Medicine
10/21/25 — Bioengineering professor recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries
Berkeley alums develop at-home robotic rehabilitation device
10/20/25 — ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies
With these devices, the doctor is always in
10/07/25 — Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care
Researchers develop energy-efficient memory sensor for wet, salty environments
08/01/25 — Innovative design uses phase-shifting material, enabling electronic sensors to function like biological neurons
From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy
07/08/25 — Novel technology uses the ‘coffee-ring effect,’ paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics
Inspired by nature, engineering professor’s designs fold, move and morph
07/03/25 — UC Berkeley’s Morphing Matter Lab is transforming what’s possible in engineering design with their biomimetic materials
Q+A on assistive devices
06/11/25 — The Dorsal Grasper enables grasping with supernumerary robotic fingers on the back of the user's hand.
UC Berkeley scientists trick the eye into seeing new color ‘olo’
04/22/25 — Innovative technique provides new insight into the nature of color vision and vision loss
Don’t sweat it!
04/15/25 — Wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status during physical and mental activities
Ashmita Kumar’s startup aims to detect signs of stroke and save lives
03/31/25 — Using AI and an iPhone, Berkeley EECS student seeks to improve stroke health care
‘RISC architecture is gonna change everything’
03/31/25 — Wired: David Patterson, CS professor emeritus and inventor of RISC, explains how words from the 1995 movie Hackers may hold true today
Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot
03/28/25 — The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.
New assistive device enhances grasping for people with spinal cord injuries
02/10/25 — Dorsal Grasper provides an intuitive, collaborative grasping approach
Manufacturing in microgravity
11/20/24 — Berkeley researchers sent their 3D printing technology to space as part of the Virgin Galactic 07 mission.
Staying alert
11/20/24 — Engineers have designed earbuds that can detect signs of drowsiness in the brain.
Powerful new mini microscope will enable precision cancer surgery
08/22/24 — UCSF: Researchers win up to $15 million from ARPA-H to develop next-gen miniature scanner to detect individual cancer cells during surgery