Berkeley engineers develop customizable, 3D-printed robot for tech newbies
06/25/25 — The open-source Berkeley Humanoid Lite provides an entry point into the robotics field
Electrical engineering
From silence to sound
06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.
New MRI method offers deeper insight into brain physiology
05/29/25 — Technique traces blood flow sources ‘in reverse’ to study brain function and disease
Sayeef Salahuddin named to NSTC Technical Advisory Board
05/01/25 — EECS professor will help shape the National Semiconductor Technology Center Research Agenda, advance U.S.-led innovation and economic and national security
Podcast: ‘Locked in’ stroke survivor hears her voice again with help from AI
04/28/25 — Researchers describe using a brain-computer interface to restore Ann Johnson’s ability to speak
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
UC Berkeley’s Marvell NanoLab gets high-tech boost with Lam Research gift
04/16/25 — Sophisticated etching system enables atomic-scale precision for next-generation chips
Don’t sweat it!
04/15/25 — Wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status during physical and mental activities
‘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
Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
03/31/25 — AI-based model streams intelligible speech from the brain in real time
No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now
03/19/25 — UC Berkeley engineers and biologists design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch
UC Berkeley researchers in Sergey Levine’s lab devise a fast, precise way to teach robots complicated tasks
01/29/25 — Using AI, these robots learn skills with startling accuracy
In a twist
11/20/24 — Researchers have demonstrated the world’s first micromachine that can twist 2D materials at will.
Staying alert
11/20/24 — Engineers have designed earbuds that can detect signs of drowsiness in the brain.
UC helps bring first-of-its-kind semiconductor hub to California
11/12/24 — UC Newsroom: Berkeley Engineering will collaborate with Natcast to launch a Visiting Scholars program
Berkeley researchers receive ARPA-H awards
10/10/24 — UC Berkeley researchers in two multi-institutional teams have won major awards to fund pioneering biomedical research
Bringing clarity to computational imaging
09/30/24 — New tool removes motion artifacts when imaging dynamic samples
AI hardware hub awarded $16.3M from DOD
09/26/24 — Hub led by Stanford and UC Berkeley gets funding for three projects aimed at ultra-efficient hardware for AI applications
Sehat Sutardja, semiconductor pioneer and Marvell co-founder, has died
09/19/24 — Alum was longtime supporter, board member of Berkeley Engineering
New computer simulations help scientists advance energy-efficient microelectronics
09/13/24 — Berkeley Lab: EECS professor Sayeef Salahuddin part of team working to fast-track the development of ultra-low-power microelectronics