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A person is pictured holding their arm above a table. A device is strapped to the back of the person's wrist and hand, and the device is grasping a yellow tennis ball.

Mind & body

New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects

Test subjects found that they could easily grasp objects anywhere they could reach their arm, without having to rotate their bodies.

A chameleon flashing a bright array of rainbow and pastel colors sits on a tree branch.

Research

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon

A round shaped yellow flame burns in front of a green background.

Research

Engineers from UC Berkeley and NASA team up to study fire in space

A microscope image shows purple blobs against a black background.

Research

Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging

A helicopter drops a large amount of water onto a forest fire

UC Berkeley researchers simulate how wildfires spread through communities

Bubbles are suspended in front of a light blue background.

New recyclable adhesives could serve as surgical superglue

An artistic illustration of what it might look like for a micromachine to twist a beam of light.

World’s first micromachine twists 2D materials at will

Berkeley engineers send 3D printer into space

An illustration of a busy London intersection.

Using AI to encourage carpooling and shared transportation

A row of people all wearing hard hats dig shovels into the dirt.

UC Berkeley breaks ground on new Engineering Center

a green combine harvesting row of tall, dry brown miscanthus

To more effectively sequester biomass and carbon, just add salt