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…