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Top scholars named AAAS fellows

12/02/20 — Engineering professors Sanjay Kumar (bioengineering), Robert Ritchie (mechanical engineering and materials science) and Peidong Yang (chemistry and materials science) are among five Berkeley scholars elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Graphic of Lucira coronavirus test device and 4-step instructions

Home coronavirus test springs from Berkeley Engineering roots

11/18/20 — First FDA-approved, rapid test for home use was developed by Lucira Health, founded by bioengineering Ph.D. graduates Debkishore Mitra and John Waldeisen

Time-lapse photo of robotic arm grasping and moving various objects

Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease

11/18/20 — Combining neural networks with motion planning software gives robots the speed and skill to assist in warehouse environments

A newborn infant receives supplemental warming while getting skin-to-skin contact with the mother

Patents for Humanity honors Berkeley-designed infant warmer

11/05/20 — An infant-warming device developed by civil and environmental engineering professor Ashok Gadgil and a Berkeley Lab colleague received an honorable mention

Materials science and engineering professor Junqiao Wu, photographed with a thermographic camera in Hearst Memorial Mining Building

The transformer

11/05/20 — Professor Junqiao Wu is developing next-gen technologies with vanadium dioxide, a compound that can change from an insulator to a metal.

Ashok Gadgil and Ph.D. student Dana Hernandez, right, test new technology at Gadgil’s lab.

Safe to drink

11/05/20 — Professor Ashok Gadgil has found an affordable, scalable way to remove arsenic from drinking water.

Dean’s note: Engineering heroes

11/05/20 — In a year of unprecedented challenges, the importance of our mission has never been more clear.

The way it moves

11/05/20 — Bioengineers have determined how tumor cells adhere to and move through brain tissue.

New & noteworthy

11/05/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.

It’s all in the toes

11/05/20 — A study has determined exactly how geckos’ flexible, hairy toes allow them to navigate shifting weight and slippery surfaces.

Farewell

11/05/20 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.

In the beginning

11/05/20 — Researchers have designed a microfluidic chip that gives scientists a look at the first stages of fertilization and early development.

Small wonder

11/05/20 — In a breakthrough in the field of ferroelectricity, researchers have made an ultrathin material that powers the smallest of devices with lower amounts of energy.

Anne Mayoral, Girls in Engineering program director, hosts campers on a virtual tour of a museum exhibit

Virtually engaging

11/05/20 — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Girls in Engineering camp shifted to an online format that completely reimagined the camper experience.

Young again

11/05/20 — Diluting the blood plasma of older mice has rejuvenating effects on the body, bioengineering researchers have learned.

Game-changing metalens

11/05/20 — An ultrathin, flat optical metalens could lead to new advances in solar energy, virtual reality and medical imaging.

Clean Air Car Race turns 50

11/05/20 — In 1970, two teams of engineering students participated in a cross-country car race to test technologies that reduced automobile emissions.

Graphic with images of coronavirus superimposed over map of COVID-19 hot spots in the U.S.

Berkeley Engineering takes on COVID-19

11/05/20 — In response to the pandemic, engineers at Berkeley pivoted their research to help test, treat and heal a growing number of patients.

Fiona Doyle speaks to Girls in Engineering campers

Q+A on women in engineering

11/05/20 — Professor emerita Fiona Doyle discusses her experiences as a woman in the field of engineering.

At Berkeley Engineering, creativity still shines through remote learning

11/02/20 — Remote learning has inspired creative thinking for Berkeley Engineering courses that emphasize team collaboration and maker projects