A smarter approach to designing metamaterials 07/22/25 — AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant materials with complex functionality
UC Berkeley scholars help Bay Area communities prepare for wildfire season 07/09/25 — Professor Michael Gollner and his students are applying advanced wildfire simulation tools to help neighborhoods understand their specific wildfire risks
UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory 07/09/25 — Neuroscientists record activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in bats, providing new clues into how memories are stored
From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy 07/08/25 — Novel technology uses the ‘coffee-ring effect,’ paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics
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
Berkeley engineers develop customizable, 3D-printed robot for tech newbies 06/25/25 — The open-source Berkeley Humanoid Lite provides an entry point into the robotics field
Cracking the code of life 06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.
Summer magazine is here 06/11/25 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features stories on the new Grimes Engineering Center and 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.
Insect-sized innovation 06/11/25 — Engineers have unveiled the world’s smallest wireless flying robot.
Q+A on assistive devices 06/11/25 — The Dorsal Grasper enables grasping with supernumerary robotic fingers on the back of the user's hand.
Unraveled 06/11/25 — Researchers have created a composite that bonds like epoxy but can be disassembled on demand.
Igniting knowledge 06/11/25 — Robots aboard the International Space Station are testing the flammability of acrylic plastic to improve spacecraft safety.
Three professors named to NAE 06/11/25 — Professors Kristin Person, Stuart Russell and David Schaffer were elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
The chameleon effect 06/11/25 — A chameleon-inspired electromagnetic material could someday make vehicles and aircraft invisible to radar.
Smarter searches 06/11/25 — Alum Aravind Srinivas is the co-founder of Perplexity, an AI-driven search engine that only provides results it can reference.
Where inspiration meets innovation 06/11/25 — With your gift to Berkeley Engineering, you can fuel innovation and change.