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.
Devices & inventions
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
Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds
08/05/24 — Berkeley researchers have created earpieces that identify brain activity associated with relaxation and drowsiness
Berkeley researchers send 3D printer into space
07/02/24 — SpaceCAL tests the limits of additive manufacturing on Virgin Galactic 07 mission
A new paradigm
05/31/24 — Augmental, a company co-founded by alum Corten Singer, has developed a unique tongue-controlled touchpad.
UC Berkeley innovators featured in ‘Pathways to Invention’ film
04/26/24 — Special to debut in May on PBS stations and streaming apps
Tiny sensor aims to monitor tumors in real time
04/19/24 — IEEE Spectrum: Novel device could potentially provide a better alternative to biopsies
Berkeley alum develops tongue-controlled touchpad
01/30/24 — Corten Singer (B.A.’17 CS, B.A.’17 CogSci, M.S.’18 EECS) seeks to create a new paradigm in assistive technologies
Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration
01/10/24 — Researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles
In a fog
11/06/23 — A new technique for fog harvesting could provide millions of people with access to safe drinking water.
A cool way to save coral
11/06/23 — Technology developed by Berkeley engineers has been used to cryopreserve and revive entire coral fragments.
Put into words
11/06/23 — An implantable, AI-powered device can translate brain signals into synthesized speech and facial expressions.
Ashok Gadgil awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
10/24/23 — Distinguished CEE professor's technological innovations have profoundly benefited low-resource communities worldwide
CITRIS Foundry alumni innovate for a more sustainable world
06/01/23 — CITRIS: Startups founded by Berkeley engineers work to combat climate change, improve energy efficiency and develop more sustainable solutions
Energized for real-world impact
01/25/23 — Founded by Berkeley Engineering alumni, Gridware uses sensors to tackle the threat of wildfires
Ramamoorthy Ramesh elected to the National Academy of Inventors
12/08/22 — Berkeley engineer and physicist receives the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors for his pioneering work in materials science
Fine print
11/07/22 — Micro-CAL is a new, faster way to 3D print glass microstructures that produces stronger and higher quality objects.