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Molecular illustrations of energy compounds predicted by Materials Project-trained machine-learning models.

The Materials Project helps usher in the AI revolution for materials science

01/16/26 — Pioneering database accelerates new materials discovery, is the most-cited resource for materials data and analysis tools in materials science

NSSC Executive Director Bethany Goldblum and NSSC Fellow Adriana Sweet writing on a glass board.

National Nuclear Security Administration renews $25M grant to UC Berkeley-led university consortium

01/14/26 — DOE agency grant will support R&D in nuclear science, engineering and security

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in a petri dish.

Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens

01/13/26 — Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics

Screenshot of computer desktop showing SET@home user interface.

After decades searching for ET, UC Berkeley scientists home in on 100 signals

01/12/26 — UC Berkeley’s SETI@home, one of the most popular crowd-sourced research projects ever, originally yielded 12 billion signals of interest

Illustration of proteins as colorful, ribbon-like structures.

Researchers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers

01/01/26 — Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials

Berkeley Engineering’s 2025 in review

12/18/25 — Nine standout stories from the year

A composite of headshots featuring Ana Claudia Arias (left) and Tahir Ghani.

Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors

12/11/25 — Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows

Professor Jennifer Doudna works with a student in her biochemistry lab.

UC Berkeley study shows how patenting boosts pure research

12/01/25 — Researchers who both publish papers and file patents were found to produce work that is more novel and more influential

Material intelligence

11/24/25 — Science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab

Phillip Messersmith examines a sample of asparaglue.

Nature provides the answers

11/19/25 — Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations

Chancellor Rich Lyons is seated in a Formula Electric racing car during open house at Richmond Field Station. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

SOAR labs have liftoff at Richmond Field Station

11/17/25 — Launch of Student Organization Applied Research facility begins new era of student innovation

Karl van Bibber and Shafi Goldwasser elected to the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

11/14/25 — ‘Distinguished academics’ honored for their outstanding scholarship

Seung-Wuk Lee, professor of bioengineering, in his lab.

Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements

11/12/25 — Sustainable biomining approach uses genetically engineered viruses

Winter magazine is here

11/10/25 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features stories on nature-inspired medical advances, as well as shapeshifting materials that respond to interaction with the environment.