Hayley Iben: Science and math meet artistic expression
04/13/21 — Pixar director of engineering and BE alumna Hayley Iben has won a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Electrical engineering
TotalVI: A transformative algorithm
03/25/21 — UC Berkeley researchers have invented a computer algorithm that uses deep learning to integrate gene and protein data about single cells
Using AI to eliminate traffic jams
03/13/21 Fortune — ITS Director Alex Bayen explains how autonomous vehicles can help traffic flow more smoothly.
Championing Berkeley-bred success
02/16/21 Calbears.com — Investor Pete Sonsini focuses on companies created at Cal, particularly data engineering startups
Talk to the hand? New device can recognize gestures
12/21/20 — The armband, which combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devices
UC Berkeley-led team receives $8.4M for AI-based approaches to cyber-physical systems
12/10/20 — Project proposes a novel approach that blends AI and machine learning with guidance from human and computational oracles
Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease
11/18/20 — Combining neural networks with motion planning software gives robots the speed and skill to assist in warehouse environments
Small wonder
11/05/20 — In a breakthrough in the field of ferroelectricity, researchers have made an ultrathin material that powers the smallest of devices with lower amounts of energy.
Game-changing metalens
11/05/20 — An ultrathin, flat optical metalens could lead to new advances in solar energy, virtual reality and medical imaging.
Boubacar Kanté selected among 2020 cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows
09/16/20 — Associate EECS professor is a pioneer in topological light sources and lasers
Richard White, pioneer in ultrasonics and micro-electromechanical systems, dies at 90
08/26/20 — White's work on acoustic properties at the micro-scale contributed to the development of ever-smaller sensors and semiconductors.
Why the U.S. leads in power outages
08/19/20 Popular Science — Our grid is outdated, run down and vulnerable to climate change, says Berkeley electrical engineer Alexandra von Meier; microgrids are one potential solution
‘A network of our own’
07/21/20 — In celebration of 150 Years of Women at Berkeley, Sheila Humphreys tells the story of Women in Computer Science and Engineering, a student organization launched in the 1970s.
Engineers create game-changing metalens that breaks records in performance
06/25/20 — World's thinnest, most efficient flat lens delivers focal power over broad band of light
Robot see, robot do, AI-style
06/17/20 Engadget — Berkeley Engineering researchers, in collaboration with an Intel team, have taught a surgical robot to suture by showing it surgical videos of actual doctors.
Using neural dust to eavesdrop on our organs
06/11/20 — In this TEDMED talk, EECS professor Michel Maharbiz describes using extremely miniaturized implants to get a closer look at organs in real time
Students’ shoebox-sized satellite gets green light for launch
04/29/20 — Team from campus aerospace club, led by EECS sophomore, gets NASA support for QubeSat launch next year
Researchers discover ferroelectricity at the atomic scale
04/22/20 — A team of researchers have managed to grow ultra-thin material on silicon that can power small electronic devices
Fighting back against coronavirus misinformation
04/16/20 — Hany Farid is conducting a major survey of people to see how much they believe conspiracies about COVID-19
Low-cost, readily deployable respirators could help frontline healthcare workers
04/15/20 — Engineers develop powered air-purifying respirators that can be rapidly manufactured using widely available components