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Research

New wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status

The sensor measures electrodermal activity, an electrical property of the skin, to monitor hydration levels during physical activity.

A new electric train at the Caltrain San Francisco station.

Research

Electric trains are quieter, more reliable than diesel. New study finds they’re healthier, too.

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Research

Streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

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Research

UC Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot

A microscope image shows a collection of grey spheres

Researchers create quantum sensors by mixing diamond dust with water

UC Berkeley professor Adam Yala is pioneering AI for cancer prediction

Study finds persistent spike in hate speech on X

A portrait of Michael I. Jordan in his office.

Michael I. Jordan receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award for advances in machine learning

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Five UC Berkeley faculty named to National Academy of Engineering

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.

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

An illustration shows a man being manipulated like a string puppet by a disembodied hand.

Why conspiracies are so popular — and what we can do to stop them

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New Berkeley guide helps business navigate AI ethics

a black-and-silver robotic arm with a black whip attached has just struck a tower of Jenga blocks. One of the blocks is partially dislodged and about to fall out from the tower.

Using AI, these robots learn complicated skills with startling accuracy

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

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon

UC Berkeley research scientist breaks down the TikTok ban

Smoke emerges from forested hills. In the foreground, two fire trucks aim streams of water at a vulnerable home. Overhead, an aircraft releases a plume of red flame retardant chemicals.

Is the Bay Area prepared for major wildfires?

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