Devices & inventions

Berkeley climate-tech startup brings Clarity to clean air monitoring

10/12/22 — Clarity Movement Co., co-founded at Berkeley by CEO David Lu, is bringing real-time air quality sensing to cities around the globe, including a new network in Perth, Australia

Berkeley researcher checks new arsenic treatment technology with Dennis Hutson looking on.

Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California

09/21/22 — Berkeley engineers have created a simple, low-cost arsenic treatment system to help low-income communities access safer water (With video)

Researcher holding up a 3D-printed circuit

Print, recycle, repeat: Scientists demo a biodegradable printed circuit

08/30/22 — Berkeley Lab: New breakthrough by Berkeley researchers could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from landfill

FIRE Foundry crew take a break from training at a Wildland Academy event

Fired up for the future

07/19/22 — FIRE Foundry aims to increase diversity among fire crews and accelerate the adoption of advanced firefighting technologies

Schematic of the Berkeley Surface Emitting Laser (BerkSEL)

New single-mode semiconductor laser delivers power with scalability

06/29/22 — Breakthrough by Berkeley engineers could dramatically improve the efficiency of lasers for sensing, communication and imaging

Robot arm moves full wine glass without spilling.

New technology helps robots move objects quickly and safely

06/22/22 — Robot arms don’t have to compromise on speed

A decade of innovation and inspiration

06/10/22 — For 10 years, CITRIS Invention Lab's carefully cultivated community of makers has helped thousands of students and researchers develop creative skills and prototype novel products

Researchers in zero gravity with 3D printer

Berkeley students flip, float and experiment on zero-g flight

05/23/22 — Engineers put 3D printing technology to the test for possible use on future NASA space missions

Making the cut

04/15/22 — A new technique for making wearable sensors replaces photolithography with a $200 vinyl cutter.

Tiny switches

04/15/22 — A high-resolution LiDAR chip that uses MEMS switches may lead to the next generation of powerful, low-cost 3D sensors.

Prana team examing their ventilator device

The power of yes

04/15/22 — Master of Design students launch new medical device startup to address ventilator shortages around the world.

3D-printed glass lattices and U.S. penny

Researchers develop innovative 3D-printing technology for glass microstructures

04/14/22 — New system enables faster production, greater optical quality and design flexibility

Tiny switches give solid-state LiDAR record resolution

03/09/22 — Work led by UC Berkeley researchers could lead to new generation of powerful, low-cost 3D sensors for autonomous cars, drones, robots, smartphones and more.

Animation of placement of nanoparticles in a self-assembling material

With a little help, new optical material assembles itself

02/04/22 — Berkeley Lab: Breakthrough by materials scientist Ting Xu and her team could enable large-scale manufacturing of nanomaterials for industry

Novel drone shape-shifts mid-flight

01/19/22 — Interesting Engineering: Researchers at Berkeley's High Performance Robotics Laboratory (HiPeRLab) have developed an experimental drone called the Midair Reconfigurable Quadcopter that can shape-shift in midair, as seen in the lab's video.

The culture of yes

01/04/22 — A ventilator startup finds its life force at Berkeley Engineering

Boubacar Kante, superimposed over an illustration of a BICSEL laser

Making lasers more efficient, versatile and compact

12/07/21 — With support from his Bakar Fellowship, EECS associate professor Boubacar Kante is preparing to fabricate a prototype of a new laser with a range of applications from microsurgery to satellite telemetry.

Illustration of hourglass, containing plastic transforming into compost

Back down to earth

11/15/21 — Materials science professor Ting Xu is re-engineering plastics for the age of sustainability.

Illustration of heart tissue in isochoric chamber

Super cool

11/15/21 — Using a method called isochoric supercooling, researchers revived human heart tissue after it had been preserved in a subfreezing state for days.

Sather Gate viewed through a flexed piece of transparent monolayer semiconductor material

LED material shines under strain

08/26/21 — Berkeley Lab: EECS professor Ali Javey's team has devised a simple tactic to increase the efficiency and brightness of LED devices