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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.
Gloved hand holding a petri dish

Curbing antibiotic resistance

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

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.

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.
orange Staghorn Montipora coral

A cool way to save coral

11/06/23 — Technology developed by Berkeley engineers has been used to cryopreserve and revive entire coral fragments.
Ann, in a wheelchair, is connected to computers that translate her brain signals into the speech and facial movements of an avatar. At left is UCSF clinical research coordinator Max Dougherty.

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.