In a twist
11/20/24 — Researchers have demonstrated the world’s first micromachine that can twist 2D materials at will.
Quantum
World’s first micromachine twists 2D materials at will
08/21/24 — Device expands ways to manipulate low-dimensional quantum materials
Summer magazine is here
06/05/24 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features laser technology, BB-8 and a new interdisciplinary class that explores the relationship between art, AI and robotics
Light science
05/31/24 — Advanced laser technologies may be key to applications ranging from clean energy to a quantum internet.
Francisca Vasconcelos chosen as Paul and Daisy Soros New American fellow
04/17/24 — CDSS: EECS doctoral student to receive up to $90,000 through merit-based program for immigrants, children of immigrants
Researchers awarded $3.7M to build next-generation haloscope in search for dark matter
12/15/23 — Funding will support “tabletop” physics that could change our understanding of the universe
Researchers develop design tool to optimize quantum optics circuits in silicon
11/13/23 — New machine learning-based optimization method for nonlinear and quantum optics may open the door to large-scale communication and quantum computing applications
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
Umesh Vazirani awarded $2.4M grant from DOE
10/30/23 — Research will explore ways to advance production-ready quantum computing
New all-silicon quantum light source developed by Berkeley researchers
06/07/23 — Technology could reliably feed quantum networks, untangle possibilities like quantum cryptography
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.
Light unbound: Data limits could vanish with new optical antennas
02/25/21 — Berkeley engineers demonstrate new method of harnessing properties of lightwaves, enabling dramatic increase in the amount of data carried
Researchers harness quantum weirdness to speed search for dark matter
02/10/21 — Engineers build the most sensitive detector yet for spotting subatomic particles called axions
Berkeley Engineering announces five new faculty fellows
09/28/20 — Five new faculty members are joining the College of Engineering as faculty fellows, with ample funding to equip labs, hire graduate students and get their research projects up and running.
Boubacar Kanté selected among 2020 cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows
09/16/20 — Associate EECS professor is a pioneer in topological light sources and lasers
UC Berkeley to lead $25 million quantum computing center
07/21/20 — National Science Foundation grant aims to establish a multi-university institute focused on speeding the development of quantum computers
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.
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.
Are we on the cusp of frictionless mechanical systems?
06/06/19 — Machines often require expensive maintenance or replacement because the physical contact of their moving parts creates friction that wears these components down. Now, Berkeley engineers have developed a novel approach to eliminate friction in mechanical systems.