Recent advances in AI are creating a ‘paradigm shift’ for robotics
11/09/26 — Professor Ken Goldberg says new discipline of “agentic robotics” could revolutionize the field
Industry
UC Berkeley receives funding from Google.org to accelerate scientific breakthroughs with AI
10/14/26 — New research grant will support advancements in medical discovery using AI interpretability and agentic AI techniques
New study reveals metal alloys that unexpectedly resist extreme cold, staying tough at -253°C
10/14/26 — University of Oxford: This discovery could provide a new strategy for designing metals capable of operating in exceptionally cold environments
A global, hardwired pause of frontier AI training is feasible, says new report
10/09/26 — Scholars from top institutions, including UC Berkeley, have released a study that maps out — and confirms the viability of — such a pause
UC Berkeley faculty speak at NASA lecture series
09/22/26 — NASA: Associate provost Victoria Coleman and professor Panos Papadopoulos discuss the longstanding relationship between NASA Ames and UC Berkeley
Guiding AI toward better protein design
09/17/26 — QB3: UC Berkeley researchers develop new strategy for developing proteins with tailored properties
$20M NSF renewal supports new frontiers in AI and optimization
08/27/26 — IEOR faculty are among researchers advancing more scalable, efficient and trustworthy approaches to decision-making in energy systems, supply chains and manufacturing
UC Berkeley computer scientist on the promise and perils of agentic AI
08/19/26 — Professor Dawn Song discusses how autonomous AI agents are reshaping technology — and why safety, reliability and democratization must guide their development
New AI modeling approach accelerates the development of advanced materials
08/03/26 — Berkeley Lab: Innovative machine learning model can help researchers avoid years of experimental trial and error
New metamaterials take inspiration from deep-sea sponges
07/15/26 — Researchers look to nature to design material with dual mechano-fluidic properties
Polymer manufacturers gain AI-powered tool to spot defects early
07/01/26 — ‘Smart eyes’ provide real-time, built-in quality assurance for 3D printing
New rules
05/11/26 — A groundbreaking way of designing polymers could lead to eco-friendly plastics
Back to the elements
05/11/26 — Researchers have engineered a virus that can extract rare earth elements in a greener, low-cost and recyclable way
New AI sensor ‘sniffs’ out spectral targets
02/11/26 — Berkeley Lab: First-of-its-kind smart sensor performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images
Berkeley engineers among innovators featured on Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
02/02/26 — UC Newsroom: Many are leading the way across AI, entrepreneurship, science and more
UC Berkeley students design and test quantum chips in first-of-its-kind course
01/27/26 — CIQC: New course aims to bridge critical gap between theory and engineering of quantum computing hardware
Researchers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers
01/01/26 — Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials
Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements
11/12/25 — Sustainable biomining approach uses genetically engineered viruses
Salty science
11/10/25 — An energy-efficient memsensor that uses vanadium dioxide works in wet, salty environments
Former Air Force chief scientist to guide program development at Berkeley Space Center
10/01/25 — EECS professor Victoria Coleman will lead efforts to forge a research alliance between academia, NASA and the tech industry