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Research

Schematic of three distinct lasers circling above flat optical antenna

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
NSSC Executive Director Bethany Goldblum and NSSC Fellow Adriana Sweet writing on a glass board.

Berkeley-led consortium awarded $25M to advance nuclear security

02/16/21 — This is the consortium's third five-year, $25 million grant, allowing it to continue its mission of educating nuclear scientists and advancing nuclear technologies.
UC Berkeley engineer Karl van Bibber in his Etcheverry Hall lab

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
wearable biosensors in armband as hand makes gestures

Talk to the hand? New device can recognize gestures

12/21/20 — The armband, which combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devices
Bundles of plastic bags awaiting recycling

Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesives

12/17/20 — New catalytic process can stick polyethylene to metal or other materials, potentially boosting the economics of recycling
Heavy metals listed in the periodic table

Scientists recruit new atomic heavyweights in targeted fight against cancer

12/14/20 Berkeley Lab — Methods from team led by nuclear engineering assistant professor Rebecca Abergel could lead to systems for both diagnosing and treating cancer in real time
Materials science and engineering professor Junqiao Wu, photographed with a thermographic camera in Hearst Memorial Mining Building

The transformer

11/05/20 — Professor Junqiao Wu is developing next-gen technologies with vanadium dioxide, a compound that can change from an insulator to a metal.

The way it moves

11/05/20 — Bioengineers have determined how tumor cells adhere to and move through brain tissue.
Gecko

It’s all in the toes

11/05/20 — A study has determined exactly how geckos’ flexible, hairy toes allow them to navigate shifting weight and slippery surfaces.
Embryos

In the beginning

11/05/20 — Researchers have designed a microfluidic chip that gives scientists a look at the first stages of fertilization and early development.
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.

Young again

11/05/20 — Diluting the blood plasma of older mice has rejuvenating effects on the body, bioengineering researchers have learned.

Game-changing metalens

11/05/20 — An ultrathin, flat optical metalens could lead to new advances in solar energy, virtual reality and medical imaging.
Graphic with images of coronavirus superimposed over map of COVID-19 hot spots in the U.S.

Berkeley Engineering takes on COVID-19

11/05/20 — In response to the pandemic, engineers at Berkeley pivoted their research to help test, treat and heal a growing number of patients.
A microscope image of the structures used to initiate the magnetization switching

Researchers break magnetic memory speed record

10/29/20 — Advance could lead to new generation of ultrafast computer chips that retain data even when there is no power
UC Berkeley workers remove a wastewater autosampler from a sewer drain

Tracking COVID-19 in our sewers

10/29/20 — Berkeley civil engineers have developed a rapid, low-cost and effective method to test for the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater flowing through municipal sewer systems

How SCET director is protecting trees needed for a COVID vaccine

10/23/20 — A compound in Chilean soapbark trees is a key ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine; Ricardo San Martin wants to ensure that the bark is sustainably harvested.
twisted bilayer graphene

Berkeley engineers give graphene a new twist to boost optoelectronics

10/20/20 — By stacking sheets of graphene on top of each other and twisting them, researchers have converted a common linear material into one with nonlinear optical capabilities crucial to everyday technology.
beam tested under bending

Berkeley researchers use 3D printer to make stronger, greener concrete

10/13/20 — The team built octet lattices out of polymer, creating a novel way to reinforce concrete
2021 Siebel Scholars

Eight Berkeley engineers honored as 2021 Siebel Scholars

09/23/20 — Graduate students from bioengineering, computer science and energy science are among more than 90 selected worldwide.
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