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Mechanical engineering

Image of an airplane replicating the aerodynamic nature of mako shark skin.

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
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
Photo of Alexander Alvara

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
Graphic collage depicting an air conditioning unit, the earth, a spilled salt container, an arm spraying an aerosol can and various ions and arrows in front of an orange and blue gradient background.

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
Close-up image of a mechano-node pore sensing (NPS) device.

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.
Illustration of wave-scattering phenomenon with EM coupling.

Under the radar

11/18/22 — Engineered piezoelectric materials achieve new levels of wave-scattering performance
A 3D-printed, trifurcated microtubule model alongside a gnat

Fine print

11/07/22 — Micro-CAL is a new, faster way to 3D print glass microstructures that produces stronger and higher quality objects.
Berkeley researchers Hannah Stuart and Laura Treers demonstrate EMBUR, a burrowing robot modeled on mole crabs

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.
Berkeley researchers Hannah Stuart and Laura Treers demonstrate EMBUR, a burrowing robot modeled on mole crabs

Digging deep

10/10/22 — Inspired by nature, the burrowing mole crab robot is a feat of engineering with real-world applications
Oliver O

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
Rendering of autonomous self-driving vehicles on metro city road.

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
Winners of 2022 Bakar Spark Award: Grace Gu, Daniel Klein, Liwei Lin, Angjoo Kanazawa and Phillip Messersmith

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
3D rendering of COVID-19 virus particles.

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
Researchers in zero gravity with 3D printer

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
The icy moon Enceladus orbits Saturn.

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
Flexible sensors

Making the cut

04/15/22 — A new technique for making wearable sensors replaces photolithography with a $200 vinyl cutter.
3D-printed glass lattices and U.S. penny

Researchers develop innovative 3D-printing technology for glass microstructures

04/14/22 — New system enables faster production, greater optical quality and design flexibility
Grace Gu and Avishay Tal

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
supercapacitor array

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 elected to NAE

Masayoshi Tomizuka named to National Academy of Engineering

02/09/22 — Mechanical engineering professor among 76 academy members at Berkeley Engineering
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