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Still image from video of AI-trained surgical robot that was able to sew six stitches all on its own.

Watch this robot as it learns to stitch up wounds

03/05/24 — MIT Technology Review: Berkeley researchers' AI-trained surgical robot was able to sew six stitches on its own — and has lessons for robotics as a whole

Photo of Nika Haghtalab, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences.

EECS professor named Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow

03/04/24 — CDSS: Nika Haghtalab among cohort that will conduct ambitious artificial intelligence research to benefit society

Photo of Egyptian fruit bat clinging to branch. A new study finds that the part of bats’ brains that controls vocalizations has the same neural and genetic machinery as the part of the human brain that controls speech, making bats ideal candidates for understanding speech development and pathology.

What bats can teach us about the evolution of human speech

02/29/24 — Study shows how bats may be ideal candidates for understanding human speech development and pathology

Photo of Niklaus Wirth in 1984, when he won the prestigious Turing Award. On the left is “Lilith,” one of the world’s first computer workstations with a high-resolution graphic display and a mouse, and a forerunner of today’s personal computers.

Niklaus Wirth, visionary software architect, has died

02/28/24 — New York Times: Berkeley Engineering alum (Ph.D.’63 EECS) and creator of the Pascal programming language saw power in simplicity

Photo of Kristin Persson, Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at UC Berkeley and a senior faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

MSE professor Kristin Persson named to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

02/26/24 — Honor recognizes pioneering work and leadership in promoting science in society

Photo of Penn State assistant professor Yang Yang. He co-led a study revealing the interaction between short-range order and planar defects, which could enhance the mechanical performance of high- and medium-entropy alloys.

New structural insights could lead to mechanical enhancement in alloys

02/21/24 — Researchers advance their understanding of metallic materials with potential applications in airplane turbines, nuclear reactors, equipment for space exploration

Headshots of EECS assistant professors (from left) Nika Haghtalab, Preeya Khanna, Yakun Sophia Shao.

Three EECS professors win prized Sloan Research Fellowships

02/20/24 — Nika Haghtalab, Preeya Khanna, Yakun Sophia Shao among nine young faculty at UC Berkeley named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows

Image of BB-8, a robot with a dome-shaped head and spherical body colored white with orange and silver geometric accents, seen in Star Wars films.

Researchers explore the phenomenon of holonomy

02/13/24 — New insights may advance motion and path planning for spherical robots

Jennifer Doudna speaks on stage while standing behind a podium and laptop.

Jennifer Doudna: Delivering the future of CRISPR-based genome editing

02/08/24 — Nobel laureate details new applications at Kuh Distinguished Lecture

Headshots of Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica

Three UC Berkeley professors named to NAE

02/06/24 — The election of Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica to the National Academy of Engineering brings the number of engineering faculty members in the NAE to 75

Photo of Robert Brodersen, co-founder of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center and EECS professor emeritus.

Robert Brodersen, co-founder of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center, has died

02/06/24 — EECS professor emeritus and leader in RF and digital wireless communication design, Brodersen passed away Feb. 1

Photo of man grasping his abdominal area in pain with outline of colon superimposed on the area.

Researchers make advances toward more effective IBD therapies

02/01/24 — New regenerative medicine technique may repair and protect the colon

Photo showing members of the MDevEng community wearing colorful SHE 4 Change clothing, featuring African prints.

Patricia Quaye (MDevEng ’22): Empowering rural women and African culture through fashion

01/31/24 — Blum Center: SHE 4 Change uses sustainable fashion design to give talented rural women a path out of poverty

Photo of Augmental co-founder Corten Singer (B.A.’17 CS, B.A.’17 CogSci, M.S.’18 EECS).

Berkeley alum develops tongue-controlled touchpad

01/30/24 — Corten Singer (B.A.’17 CS, B.A.’17 CogSci, M.S.’18 EECS) seeks to create a new paradigm in assistive technologies

Still image from animated IMAX movie, Cities of the Future. Shows young people looking at a futuristic cityscape from inside their flying car.

Berkeley alum Paul Lee (M.S.’16 CEE) discusses cities of the future in new film

01/24/24 — ASCE: Debuting nationwide Feb. 16, IMAX movie gives a glimpse into what the urban landscape may look like in 2070

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

Polaroid-style photos from some of Berkeley Engineering

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