UC Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot
The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.
New assistive device enhances grasping for people with spinal cord injuries
More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor…
Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster
As LA continues to burn and a blanket of smoke, ash and toxins covers Southern California, an atmosphere of dread…
White House honors engineering faculty with early career awards
UC Berkeley engineering professors Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for…
New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon
Talk about inspo. The chameleon, a lizard known for its color-changing skin, is the inspiration behind a new electromagnetic material…
Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires
The areas burning in L.A., such as the Santa Monica Mountains, have a long and extensive fire history. Malibu, for…
New Big Ideas Lab episode explores how additive manufacturing is reshaping the future
Another groundbreaking innovation is Computed Axial Lithography (CAL), a Star Trek replicator-like process that builds objects using principles similar to a CT…
Four game-changing researchers in materials science
Grace Gu is taking inspiration from a wide range of places when she comes up with designs for composite materials…
NASA-funded project offers new insights into fire behavior in space
In the coming years, NASA plans to launch long-duration missions to the Moon and to Mars, where astronauts will spend…
Explore Our New Aerospace Engineering Major
We aspire to educate the next generation of aerospace engineering leaders and take active part in seeking to address major…