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Photo of inaugural cohort of Yardi Scholars.

Yardi Scholarship Program seeks to leverage technology to advance democratic principles

11/17/23 — Inaugural cohort of scholars aspires “to create insightful, publicly minded solutions to the many challenges to democracy”

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

Illustration showing a magnifying glass on planet Earth, which is surrounded by rockets in the air, trees and scientific images. A team at UC Berkeley has created a new statistical technique that allows researchers to safely use the predictions obtained from machine learning to test scientific hypotheses. This image shows an artistic interpretation of the technique, called prediction-powered inference, which has been generated by the DALL-E AI system.

How to use AI for discovery — without leading science astray

11/09/23 — Berkeley researchers present new statistical technique for safely using predictions obtained from machine learning models to test scientific hypotheses

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of the new 2D nanosheet as a barrier coating that self-assembles on a variety of substrates. The TEM experiments were conducted at UC Berkeley’s Electron Microscope Laboratory.

Scaling up nano for sustainable manufacturing

11/08/23 — Berkeley Lab: Scientists, led by Berkeley engineer Ting Xu, have developed multipurpose, recyclable nanosheets for electronics, energy storage, and health and safety applications

Stack of Berkeley Engineer Fall 2023 magazines

Fall magazine is here

11/06/23 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features a renaissance in nuclear power, innovating the next generation of batteries, and unearthing a legacy

Nanoengineered steel mesh with a special solar-powered coating

In a fog

11/06/23 — A new technique for fog harvesting could provide millions of people with access to safe drinking water.

Sculptor Dana King poses with her bust of electrical engineering professor Joseph Gier.

Unearthing a legacy

11/06/23 — A new sculpture outside Blum Hall honors engineering professor Joseph Gier, the first tenured Black professor in the UC system.

People in hard hats shoveling dirt for the ceremonial groundbreaking

Engineering Center groundbreaking

11/06/23 — Berkeley Engineering celebrated a key milestone for its new Engineering Center in April.

Curbing antibiotic resistance

11/06/23 — Increasing access to clean water and flush toilets could be an effective way to curb antibiotic resistance.

The greening of jeans

11/06/23 — Huue, a company co-founded by alum Tammy Hsu, uses biotechnology to create environmentally friendly dyes for denim.

Christian Lander leads a tour of the Engineering Center construction site

Putting students front and center

11/06/23 — The new Engineering Center will transform the student experience for generations to come.

New & noteworthy

11/06/23 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.

Molten salts being broken up in a mortar and pestle

Nuclear power renaissance

11/06/23 — Molten salt technologies could pave the way for advanced nuclear energy systems that are safer, more efficient and cost-effective.

New online master’s degree

11/06/23 — The MAS-E degree is designed for professionals seeking “knowledge upgrades” in STEM fields.

A cool way to save coral

11/06/23 — Technology developed by Berkeley engineers has been used to cryopreserve and revive entire coral fragments.

Put into words

11/06/23 — An implantable, AI-powered device can translate brain signals into synthesized speech and facial expressions.

White pampas grass flowers on the riverside swaying in the autumn wind

Sequestering carbon

11/06/23 — To remove carbon from the air, researchers have proposed burying biomass crops in dry environmental chambers.

Image of Berkeley Campanile in an interactive 3D graphic flyover, made with Nerfstudio.

Plug-and-play

11/06/23 — Researchers have developed a Python framework that makes it easier to collaborate and incorporate NeRF technology into projects.

Professor Gerbrand Ceder inside the fully automated A-Lab

Materially better

11/06/23 — To make next-gen batteries, professor Gerbrand Ceder is finding innovative ways to accelerate the research on key materials.

Farewell

11/06/23 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.