It has been an exciting year for Jay Keasling, one that marks the climax of a long journey to help develop inexpensive treatment for malaria. Read More…
With the magnification of global warming and a regional population explosion, UC Berkeley researchers hypothesize that a vast region of Africa will soon find itself struggling with massive food shortages and widespread violence, in a new report published Tuesday. Read More…
In a few years time, people may be able to unlock their personal devices without even lifting a finger, thanks to UC Berkeley researchers at the School of Information. Instead of symbols and characters, thoughts may be the new key. Read More…
A UC Berkeley geologist spoke about the use of computers and smartphones to collect data on earthquakes at a lecture in Banatao Auditorium on Monday evening. Read More…
A recent study involving economic incentives as a means of HIV prevention pinpoints the exact monetary amount that would incentivize individuals to stay HIV and STI-free.
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President Barack Obama officially announced an expansive new brain research initiative in a press conference Tuesday, after weighing input from top U.S. scientists including three from UC Berkeley. Read More…
While printers that dispense objects have been used by UC Berkeley engineers for decades, the installation of a new 3D printer on campus now allows students to print everything from models to shot glasses in minutes. Read More…
What began as a class project turned into a real life software security collaboration with T-Mobile for two UC Berkeley graduate students. Read More…
According to a recent study co-authored by UC Berkeley researchers that examined the DNA of salamanders, North and South America joined much earlier than previously thought — over 20 million years earlier. Read More…
When UC Berkeley Professor of Physics Alex Zettl arrives at his lab in the morning, he’s never certain that his research assistants are busy at work.
‘I come in and I’ll see them with earphones in and I’ll ask, ‘What are you doing?’ and they will say “I’m just testing the graphene earphones.” But I’m never sure,” Zettl said. Read More…
