Researchers grow immune cells with more targeted cancer-fighting abilities
03/10/26 — New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects
Research
Developing a safer, more efficient autonomous robot
03/03/26 — Berkeley engineer Negar Mehr envisions a future where robot assistants are commonplace, from our homes to deep space
New AI sensor ‘sniffs’ out spectral targets
02/11/26 — Berkeley Lab: First-of-its-kind smart sensor performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images
Record-breaking ‘molecular sponge’ pulls carbon from air faster than ever before
02/09/26 — BIDMaP: Professor Omar Yaghi’s lab achieves a breakthrough in direct air capture technology
The Materials Project helps usher in the AI revolution for materials science
01/16/26 — Berkeley Lab: Pioneering database accelerates new materials discovery, is the most-cited resource for materials data and analysis tools in materials science
National Nuclear Security Administration renews $25M grant to UC Berkeley-led university consortium
01/14/26 — U.S. DOE: Agency grant will support R&D in nuclear science, engineering and security
Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens
01/13/26 — Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics
Researchers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers
01/01/26 — Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials
UC Berkeley study shows how patenting boosts pure research
12/01/25 — UC Berkeley Haas: Researchers who both publish papers and file patents were found to produce work that is more novel and more influential
Nature provides the answers
11/10/25 — Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
Wildfire defense that works
11/10/25 — Home hardening and defensible space strategies can double the number of structures that survive a blaze
Q+A on neurotechnologies
11/10/25 — Rikky Muller is developing end-to-end devices that are smarter, safer and smaller than ever
A new hue
11/10/25 — Berkeley scientists have developed a technique to manipulate the eye into seeing a brand-new color
From drop to diagnosis
11/10/25 — Researchers have created a rapid, at-home diagnostic test that is 100 times more sensitive to viruses
Testing the waters
11/10/25 — Researchers have found that stored drinking water is a key transmission pathway for E. coli
Sweat sense
11/10/25 — A tiny sweat sensor opens the door to hydration monitoring using wearables like smartwatches
Follow the flow
11/10/25 — An innovative MRI technique maps blood flow in the brain back to its source
Salty science
11/10/25 — An energy-efficient memsensor that uses vanadium dioxide works in wet, salty environments
Material intelligence
11/10/25 — Science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab
How a major Bay Area earthquake could endanger healthcare access
11/06/25 — Study shows that damage to hospitals and transportation networks could compound failures across the region