Testing the waters
11/10/25 — Researchers have found that stored drinking water is a key transmission pathway for E. coli
Research
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
Heart-on-a-chip may lead to new treatments for heart failure
11/03/25 — Model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells
With these devices, the doctor is always in
10/07/25 — Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care
Former Air Force chief scientist to guide program development at Berkeley Space Center
10/01/25 — EECS professor Victoria Coleman will lead efforts to forge a research alliance between academia, NASA and the tech industry
$1.3M gift from Ripple launches new Berkeley Center for Digital Assets
10/01/25 — Center to support research on projects ranging from blockchain technology to digital twins of physical assets
UC Berkeley EECS professors receive AI for Math Fund grants
09/25/25 — CDSS: Funded projects will focus on developing systems to help advance mathematical discovery and research
Preparing for the next ‘big one’
09/08/25 — Studying how people are injured inside buildings during earthquakes could improve safety and survival
Researchers awarded $15 million NSF grant to transform the science of natural hazards
09/05/25 — UC Berkeley civil engineering professor to co-lead the multi-institutional effort
California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how.
08/28/25 — UC Berkeley-led study demonstrates how two mitigation strategies — home hardening and defensible space — can have a major impact on wildfire destructiveness
Researchers develop energy-efficient memory sensor for wet, salty environments
08/01/25 — Innovative design uses phase-shifting material, enabling electronic sensors to function like biological neurons
A smarter approach to designing metamaterials
07/22/25 — AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant materials with complex functionality
Inspired by nature, engineering professor’s designs fold, move and morph
07/03/25 — UC Berkeley’s Morphing Matter Lab is transforming what’s possible in engineering design with their biomimetic materials
Cracking the code of life
06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.
From silence to sound
06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.
Antenna evolution
06/11/25 — A new 3D printing platform provides design flexibility and rapid production of intricate antenna structures.