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Nanotechnology

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
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
Frame from video showing that nanoparticle growth is directed not by difference in size, but by defects.

How do nanoparticles grow?

07/27/22 — Berkeley Lab: Atomic-scale movie upends 100-year-old theory, as materials scientists observe nanoparticles ripening in solution at record-breaking resolution
Optical microscopy image of silicon nanowire

New silicon nanowires can really take the heat

05/24/22 — Berkeley Lab: Berkeley researchers show that the new material conducts heat 150% more efficiently, a result that could lead to smaller, faster computer processors
Animation of placement of nanoparticles in a self-assembling material

With a little help, new optical material assembles itself

02/04/22 — Berkeley Lab: Breakthrough by materials scientist Ting Xu and her team could enable large-scale manufacturing of nanomaterials for industry
Electron backscatter diffraction image of titanium.

Stronger, lighter, better

10/21/21 — Berkeley Lab: Research led by Andrew Minor, professor of materials science and engineering, shows sustainable manufacturing potential of nanotwinned titanium
Diagram of microbattery components

Microbatteries that make sense

08/31/21 — Bakar Fellows: EECS professor Kristofer Pister's research shows how embedding batteries on a chip could enable wearable sensors
Hyungjin Kim and Ali Javey

Researchers demonstrate new semiconductor device possibilities using black phosphorus

08/11/21 — Material's "magical" properties under stress and strain could help meet growing demand in optical communications and more
Illustration of single photons approaching metamaterial beam splitter

Berkeley engineers demonstrate unprecedented control of light with a new quantum device

03/15/21 — The at-will control over the behavior of single photons is key to developing optical quantum gates.
3D model of ferroelectric material

Small wonder

11/05/20 — In a breakthrough in the field of ferroelectricity, researchers have made an ultrathin material that powers the smallest of devices with lower amounts of energy.
Michel Maharbiz delivering his TEDMED talk

Using neural dust to eavesdrop on our organs

06/11/20 — In this TEDMED talk, EECS professor Michel Maharbiz describes using extremely miniaturized implants to get a closer look at organs in real time
Royal Society building in London

Materials sciences professor Ramamoorthy Ramesh named to Royal Society

04/29/20 — Ramesh has created nanosized materials that can power small electrical devices with minimal amounts of energy
Ferroelectricity model

Researchers discover ferroelectricity at the atomic scale

04/22/20 — A team of researchers have managed to grow ultra-thin material on silicon that can power small electronic devices

Quantum weirdness

04/14/20 — Researchers have shown that heat energy, in the form of molecular vibrations, can travel across a few hundred nanometers of a complete vacuum.
Illustration of layered plasmonic nano-antenna arrays

Researchers develop novel way to shrink light to detect ultra-tiny substances

02/20/20 — The research could lead to the development of ultra-sensitive devices that can quickly detect pathogens in human blood.
Vacuum chamber used to test heat transfer

Heat energy leaps through empty space, thanks to quantum weirdness

12/11/19 — In a surprising new study, Berkeley researchers led by Xiang Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering, showed that heat energy can travel through a complete vacuum due to invisible quantum fluctuations, a discovery that could have profound implications for the design of computer chips.

Alum honored as MEMS pioneer

10/25/19 — Kurt Peterson was awarded the 2019 IEEE Medal of Honor for his contributions to microelectromechanical systems research.
close-up of the fault interface, as viewed through the slider block from a high angle.

At fault

10/25/19 — A team of earthquake engineers, working out of the lab of professor Steven Glaser, is taking research on asperities to a new level by studying fault mechanics at nanoscale.
Rikky Muller and nerual dust component

Machines that heal

05/30/19 — Rikky Muller is building tiny, wireless devices that can be implanted in the brain, with the aim of treating conditions such as epilepsy or spinal cord injuries.
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