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Sustainability & environment

Gadolinium nitrate under the microscope.

New $150 million research center to develop sustainable model for materials production

08/14/24 — Partnership seeks to transform the way vital materials are produced, used and recycled
Red light-powered device converts carbon dioxide to useful chemicals.

Red light-powered device works day and night to convert CO₂ into useful chemicals

07/30/24 — College of Chemistry: Innovation could help reduce CO₂ emissions and produce valuable chemicals for a sustainable future
Aerial view of a rainforest in Brazil.

New computer vision-based system monitors seasonal dynamics of tropical water

07/29/24 — Research could help communities most impacted by climate change
Skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles.

Unveiling the hidden culprits of air pollution in Los Angeles

06/21/24 — Rausser College of Natural Resources: Berkeley researchers found that approximately 60% of pollution-forming compounds are linked to reactions associated with growing urban plants
A firefighter standing in front of a grassfire.

Student engineers named UC Berkeley Climate Innovation fellows by CITRIS

06/14/24 — CITRIS: Rising entrepreneurs Youngseok Jo and Bear Häon will receive $10,000 each to advance innovative projects that address urgent environmental challenges
Sunset in London, England, with traffic light trails and illuminated skyscrapers.

Using AI to get people out of their cars and into HOVs

06/10/24 — HumanLight traffic signal technology incentivizes ridesharing
Nine people stand in front of a small stage. Two people at the center are holding a small trophy.

Winners of 2024 CITRIS Aviation Prize reach great heights

05/31/24 — CITRIS: UC Berkeley team received the Joby Aviation Award for Best Overall Design and the CITRIS Aviation Excellence Award
Student driving electric race car

All charged up

05/31/24 — With your gift to Berkeley Engineering, you can fuel innovation and change.
A collage of photos shows scientists working in different types of lab environments.

Berkeley’s ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship combats climate change

05/30/24 — UC Berkeley faculty are fast-tracking the development of new and creative climate solutions
A rendering of a five-story building with a glass façade.

Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub: Berkeley’s new home for climate innovation

05/16/24 — New incubator on the west side of campus will provide resources and support to entrepreneurs in renewable energy and clean technology
Paige Balcom, Tomás Vega and Corten Singer, from left, Berkeley alums featured in the award-winning documentary “Pathways to Invention.”

UC Berkeley innovators featured in ‘Pathways to Invention’ film

04/26/24 — Special to debut in May on PBS stations and streaming apps
Distributed fiber optic sensor installation on a new pipeline.

Researchers receive $3M grant to integrate advanced technologies for enhanced risk assessment

04/05/24 — Berkeley geotechnical engineer Kenichi Soga will lead project aimed at enhancing safety and resilience of natural gas storage, pipeline infrastructure
A grey reef shark, Cairns Aquarium, Australia.

Bioinspired design reduces drag and noise production for towed sonar arrays

04/01/24 — Textured surface mimics shark skin to make underwater instruments more effective and environmentally friendly
Vayu Hill-Maini is working to unlock the richly diverse genomes of fungi to engineer them into meat alternatives. Here, he holds petri dishes of growing fungi; the one on the left is the original mold, the right has been engineered using the team

It’s hearty, it’s meaty, it’s mold

03/14/24 — Berkeley Lab: Bioengineers are hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future
Photo showing members of the MDevEng community wearing colorful SHE 4 Change clothing, featuring African prints.

Patricia Quaye (MDevEng ’22): Empowering rural women and African culture through fashion

01/31/24 — Blum Center: SHE 4 Change uses sustainable fashion design to give talented rural women a path out of poverty
Still image from animated IMAX movie, Cities of the Future. Shows young people looking at a futuristic cityscape from inside their flying car.

Berkeley alum Paul Lee (M.S.’16 CEE) discusses cities of the future in new film

01/24/24 — ASCE: Debuting nationwide Feb. 16, IMAX movie gives a glimpse into what the urban landscape may look like in 2070
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of the new 2D nanosheet as a barrier coating that self-assembles on a variety of substrates. The TEM experiments were conducted at UC Berkeley’s Electron Microscope Laboratory.

Scaling up nano for sustainable manufacturing

11/08/23 — Berkeley Lab: Scientists, led by Berkeley engineer Ting Xu, have developed multipurpose, recyclable nanosheets for electronics, energy storage, and health and safety applications
Nanoengineered steel mesh with a special solar-powered coating

In a fog

11/06/23 — A new technique for fog harvesting could provide millions of people with access to safe drinking water.
Gloved hand holding a petri dish

Curbing antibiotic resistance

11/06/23 — Increasing access to clean water and flush toilets could be an effective way to curb antibiotic resistance.
Tammy Hsu in her lab

The greening of jeans

11/06/23 — Huue, a company co-founded by alum Tammy Hsu, uses biotechnology to create environmentally friendly dyes for denim.
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