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Photo of Eiffel Tower-shaped luminescent structures 3D-printed from supramolecular ink. Each 2-centimeter-tall device is fabricated from supramolecular ink that emits blue or green light when exposed to 254-nanometer ultraviolet light.

Scientists advance affordable, sustainable solution for flat-panel displays and wearable tech

01/22/24 — Berkeley Lab: New 3D-printable material could enable cheaper manufacturing processes for next-gen OLED televisions, smartphones, light fixtures and wearable devices

Image showing a view of planet Earth and a comet from space.

Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration

01/10/24 — Researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles

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Berkeley Engineering’s 2023 in review

01/03/24 — Nine of our most impactful stories

Human-sized robot taught itself to walk and balance, then strolled Berkeley’s streets

12/19/23 — SFGATE: Berkeley researchers used billions of simulations and reinforcement learning to teach the robot how to move

Photo of Alexandre M. Bayen, Liao-Cho Innovation Endowed Chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and of civil and environmental engineering, associate provost for the Berkeley Space Center, and director of CITRIS.

Alexandre Bayen named CITRIS director

12/19/23 — CITRIS: Bayen will provide strategic direction to advance a research, entrepreneurship and outreach agenda that aligns with CITRIS’s mission

Photo of Berkeley graduate student Heather Jackson performing research on metamaterial resonators to be used in the plasma haloscope search for dark matter axions.

Researchers awarded $3.7M to build next-generation haloscope in search for dark matter

12/15/23 — Funding will support “tabletop” physics that could change our understanding of the universe

Side-by-side photos of Ashok Gadgil (left), a distinguished professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, and Boris Rubinsky, a professor of bioengineering and mechanical engineering.

Two UC Berkeley engineers elected to the National Academy of Inventors

12/12/23 — Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky receive highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors

‘Boys in the Boat’ movie — and unique campus class — spark pride in Cal’s rowing history

12/05/23 — Mechanical engineering professor Oliver O’Reilly’s seminar is a "Tour de Cal Rowing"

Dan Garcia lectures in front of a classroom with seated students in front of him. Several students have their hands raised.

Making the grade

12/01/23 — EECS professors develop ‘A’s for All’ pilot

A comparison of human brain scans using the NexGen 7T MRI at higher resolution (left) vs a standard 7T scanner (middle) and the standard 3T hospital scanner (right). With higher resolution, neuroscientists can more precisely localize signals (orange) in the brain to understand normal brain circuitry and the changes associated with brain disorders.

Innovative design achieves tenfold better resolution for functional MRI brain imaging

11/27/23 — Ultra-high resolution scanner will allow research on underlying changes in brain circuitry in a multitude of brain disorders

Photo illustration showing a collage of mathematical images, a person using a smart phone, and insurrectionists.

Disinformation nation: What can we do to crack the code?

11/20/23 — Berkeley researchers “probe the corrosive effects of algorithms, machine learning and other exotic technologies” and offer possible solutions

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.