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Materials science

Professor Gerbrand Ceder inside the fully automated A-Lab

Materially better

11/28/23 — To make next-gen batteries, professor Gerbrand Ceder is finding innovative ways to accelerate the research on key materials.
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
Stack of Berkeley Engineer Fall 2023 magazines

Fall magazine is here

11/06/23 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features a renaissance in nuclear power, innovating the next generation of batteries, and unearthing a legacy
Photo of a nanoscale 3D printing benchmarking model called a "3DBenchy" showcases how a new 3D printing technique enabled researchers to embed nitrogen vacancy centers in complex, microscale 3D structures.

Researchers demonstrate new 3D printing technique for quantum sensors

10/31/23 — Innovation may lead to novel applications in precision measurement, biological imaging and environmental monitoring
Stock photo of an electronic circuit

Women leaders at six top research universities urge more diversity in semiconductor workforce

10/23/23 — Science: Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu part of new consortium aiming to improve training in microelectronics to meet increased demand
Image of soundproofing material under red and blue lighting.

Researchers develop new AI-based design method for metamaterials

10/10/23 — Innovative approach can create everyday products with novel mechanical properties
Photo showing the tops of small, round and rectangular lithium-ion batteries.

Creating a lithium-ion battery for the future

10/05/23 — Unique manganese-based material may pave the way for cheaper, more powerful Li-ion batteries
Image of Grace Gu with microchip in the background, along with an image depicting AI, University of California, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Grace Gu selected as inaugural recipient of the LLNL Early Career UC Faculty Initiative

10/02/23 — LLNL: Assistant professor of mechanical engineering to receive $1M as part of LLNL, University of California partnership for AI-driven additive manufacturing research
Image of silicon wafers.

Accelerating sustainable semiconductors with ‘multielement ink’

09/28/23 — Berkeley Lab: New material developed by Berkeley engineers could enable green, low-carbon manufacturing of next-gen microelectronics
Schematic portraying heat applied to engineered viruses and the electric charge they emit.

Researchers demonstrate heat-induced pyroelectricity in viruses

09/25/23 — Discovery may pave the way for new bio-inspired devices
Image of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack.

Berkeley engineer Gerbrand Ceder leads new consortium to make batteries for EVs more sustainable

09/13/23 — Berkeley Lab: Breakthrough battery technology could ramp up domestic supply chain of critical minerals driving clean energy transition
Sanjam Garg, Ronald Fearing and Phillip Messersmith

Three Berkeley Engineering professors selected for Bakar Fellows Spark Awards

08/31/23 Berkeley News — Awards will provide support for innovative research in cryptography, robotics and medicine
Photo illustration of fog on steel nanoengineered mesh used for harvesting and purifying water droplets.

Scientists develop parallel method for fog harvesting and water treatment

08/17/23 — Nanoengineered meshes powered by sunlight work continuously to collect water and remove pollutants
CrCoNi, for Chromium, Cobalt and nickel

As tough as they come

05/17/23 — Researchers measured the highest toughness of any material ever while studying an alloy made of chromium, cobalt and nickel.
Image of an array of light-emitting devices with 49 different, individually addressable colors.

Berkeley engineers develop multicolored light-emitting array on a single chip

05/10/23 — With limitless colors, device may lead to advances in spectroscopy
Illustration depicting a three-sectioned recycling sign surrounding a scene of two recycling bins with recyclables at varying states of decay.

A Day in the Half-Life podcast: Reimagining plastics

04/18/23 Berkeley Lab — Berkeley Lab: UC Berkeley materials science and engineering professor Ting Xu discusses developing smarter materials that avoid the pitfalls of 20th century plastics
Image of heteropolymers designed to mimic the properties of natural proteins.

Berkeley engineers develop synthetic polymers that mimic the body’s natural proteins

03/20/23 — Alternative polymers work as well as real proteins and are easier to synthesize, a possible game-changer for biomedical applications
Scanning transmission electron microscope images reveal the elemental distribution in a “disordered” solid electrolyte: Top row: titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and tin (Sn); bottom row: hafnium (Hf), phosphorus (P), and oxygen (O). Scale bar: 50 nanometers.

On the road to better solid-state batteries

03/01/23 — Berkeley Lab: Berkeley engineers help design a new blueprint for solid-state batteries that may lead to greater efficiency and affordability
Artist’s rendering of a copper nanoparticle as it evolves during CO2 electrolysis: Copper nanoparticles (left) combine into larger metallic copper “nanograins” (right) within seconds of the electrochemical reaction, reducing CO2 into new multicarbon products.

Scientists reveal how copper catalyst converts CO₂ into liquid fuels

02/16/23 — Berkeley Lab: Berkeley engineers capture real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they convert carbon dioxide and water into renewable fuels and chemicals, gaining valuable insights
Image of optical nanoscopy, which uses laser beams to strike free electrons, scattering light and providing insights into electron distribution and dynamics within semiconductor materials. (Image courtesy of Laser Thermal Lab/UC Berkeley)

Researchers develop innovative tool for measuring electron dynamics in semiconductors

02/02/23 — Insights may lead to more energy-efficient chips and electronic devices
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