Evolution on fast forward: Grace Gu engineers AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
02/13/23 — CITRIS: Assistant professor of mechanical engineering takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials
Mechanical engineering
Researchers develop innovative tool for measuring electron dynamics in semiconductors
02/02/23 — Insights may lead to more energy-efficient chips and electronic devices
ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering
Scientists develop a cool new method of refrigeration
01/04/23 — Berkeley Lab: Berkeley engineers Drew Lilley and Ravi Prasher hope ionocaloric cooling can someday replace current refrigerants and provide safe, efficient cooling and heating for homes
The power of simplicity
12/08/22 — Professor Lydia Sohn’s microfluidic device may help solve some of the most complex mysteries in cell biology.
Under the radar
11/18/22 — Engineered piezoelectric materials achieve new levels of wave-scattering performance
Fine print
11/07/22 — Micro-CAL is a new, faster way to 3D print glass microstructures that produces stronger and higher quality objects.
Digging deep
11/07/22 — The design of EMBUR, one of the first legged robots that can self-burrow vertically, was inspired by the Pacific mole crab.
Digging deep
10/10/22 — Inspired by nature, the burrowing mole crab robot is a feat of engineering with real-world applications
Oliver O’Reilly named vice provost for undergraduate education
06/30/22 — Mechanical engineering professor since 1992, O'Reilly will be responsible for supporting teaching, learning and undergraduate discovery
UC Berkeley advances cyber-physical systems research as part of $6 million NSF project
06/29/22 — Project aims to improve safety and reliability of autonomous transportation systems
Bakar Fellows names Spark Award recipients
06/14/22 — Five engineering faculty among the seven honored for research that produces tangible, positive societal impact through commercialization
Researchers devise a new way to detect and quantify SARS-CoV-2 in pooled samples
06/06/22 — Technique is more sensitive than standard PCR tests in large sample volumes and can be adapted to emerging COVID-19 variants
Berkeley students flip, float and experiment on zero-g flight
05/23/22 — Berkeley News: Engineers put 3D printing technology to the test for possible use on future NASA space missions
Study of aqueous salt solutions deepens our understanding of icy planets’ oceans
04/26/22 — New findings may help determine the possibility of extraterrestrial life in our solar system
Making the cut
04/15/22 — A new technique for making wearable sensors replaces photolithography with a $200 vinyl cutter.
Researchers develop innovative 3D-printing technology for glass microstructures
04/14/22 — New system enables faster production, greater optical quality and design flexibility
Early-career scholars named Sloan Research Fellows
02/18/22 — Grace Gu of mechanical engineering and Avishay Tal of electrical engineering and computer sciences are among four UC Berkeley assistant professors receiving the prestigious award
Slicing the way to wearable sensor prototypes
02/11/22 — A $200 vinyl cutter can replace a multistep clean room technique to churn out the prototypes researchers need to rapidly test new stretchable sensors.
Masayoshi Tomizuka named to National Academy of Engineering
02/09/22 — Mechanical engineering professor among 76 academy members at Berkeley Engineering