Why the U.S. leads in power outages
08/19/20 Popular Science — Our grid is outdated, run down and vulnerable to climate change, says Berkeley electrical engineer Alexandra von Meier; microgrids are one potential solution
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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing gets renewed support with $35.5M grant
08/13/20 — The award brings the Simons Foundation's support of the institute, launched in 2012, to nearly $100 million.
‘Horrible sequence of mistakes’: How contractors botched a bridge project
08/11/20 — Berkeley civil engineers Robert Bea and William Ibbs weigh in on cascading problems with a massive Madera County bridge over the planned route of the state's much-delayed bullet train
Kristin Persson named director of Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry
08/05/20 — MSE professor's pioneering use of data-driven methodologies for materials discovery is spurring a new age of innovation
UC Berkeley accelerates bio-preservation research as part of $26M NSF center
08/04/20 — The Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio) center could dramatically expand organ transplant options
Researchers create surface coating that can create false infrared images
07/23/20 — The visual decoy technique could lead to new advances in encryption technology
A better way to measure progress in semiconductors
07/22/20 — Four EECS professors are featured in an IEEE Spectrum article about efforts to replace Moore's Law with a better metric to measure progress in semiconductors
UC Berkeley to lead $25 million quantum computing center
07/21/20 — National Science Foundation grant aims to establish a multi-university institute focused on speeding the development of quantum computers
‘A network of our own’
07/21/20 — In celebration of 150 Years of Women at Berkeley, Sheila Humphreys tells the story of Women in Computer Science and Engineering, a student organization launched in the 1970s.
Virtually engaging
07/14/20 — During COVID-19, Girls in Engineering camp gets creative online
Fung Institute responds to COVID-19
07/14/20 — How various members of the Fung Institute community take initiative to support COVID-19 response
Berkeley team creates respiratory devices from sleep apnea machines
07/07/20 — Resourceful and affordable, about 600 apparatuses from Grace O'Connell's lab head to Ecuador this month
Light shows the way to build ‘smart’ infrastructure
07/01/20 Berkeley Research — Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor in civil and environmental engineering, is using fiber-optic cables to monitor structures ranging from tunnels to building foundations
Farid: Online disinfo now targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter
06/26/20 Futurism — Digital forensics expert and EECS professor Hany Farid lays out the greatest digital threats facing the country, and how to combat them
Berkeley bioengineers discover how tumor cells can mimic Velcro
06/25/20 — Long, membranous microtentacles help tumor cells work their way through brain tissue
Engineers create game-changing metalens that breaks records in performance
06/25/20 — World's thinnest, most efficient flat lens delivers focal power over broad band of light
Monitoring COVID-19 prevalence in municipal wastewater
06/24/20 — Samples from a single collection station can reveal clues to how the SARS-CoV-2 virus is circulating in communities
Four Berkeley engineers receive awards for COVID-19 research
06/24/20 — C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute announces new funding for projects
Bakar Prize winner hopes to harness sun’s power
06/22/20 — Junqiao Wu, professor of material science and engineering, awarded campus's new $225,000 prize for real-world potential of his thermal-powered material transformations
Off the scales: Fish armor both tough and flexible
06/22/20 Berkeley Lab — High-tech imaging of carp scales by Berkeley materials scientists reveals remarkable properties that could lead to advanced synthetic materials