By Victor Zendejas LopezPhoto by jesse orrico on UnsplashCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature death in the United States. Despite how common heart disease is, it is often difficult for medical practitioners to accurately determine a…
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The impact of flexible electronics on the healthcare industry
By Yash Bhandari, Adarsh Kumar, and Henry HaoPhoto by Piron Guillaume on UnsplashWe live in a world where we can order a cab with just the click of a button and where vehicles can park themselves. These minor upgrades in daily life often make us forget…
DNA data storage: A 1 million year old hard drive
By Raguvir KunaniPhoto by JC Gellidon on UnsplashData is the dominant player in today’s society. Nearly every piece of information we consume is determined by the data collected about us, from the ads we see to the restaurants we are recommended. Our d…
The future of factory automation
By Jieming Li (Benjamin) and Jack HsuPhoto by Chris Liverani on UnsplashThe interaction between robots and human is well known to be one of the essential factors to the application of robots in the future. It has great potential in changing both societ…
By leaps and bounds: How the biomimetic millisystem lab’s SALTO robot reaches new heights
By Alex Lee, Francesca-Zhoufan Li, and Ernesto RojasNestled within Cory Hall at the University of California, Berkeley is a small robotics lab which, to most people, could only be described as cluttered. But to an engineer, who will recognize the famil…
Say goodbye to rush hour traffic
By Grace Chen and Vishrut Rana(Courtesy of Evening Times)Consider this: you are driving back from a long day at work but instead of being halted by the endless stretches of traffic and entering the infinite cycle of starting and stopping that you are u…
How UC Berkeley researchers are making nuclear reactors smarter
By Laura Shi, Ian Kolaja, and Eddie BirdPhoto by Viktor Kiryanov on UnsplashNuclear reactors generate about 20% of electricity in the United States. Each reactor continuously produces a massive amount of electricity while emitting no greenhouse gases d…
New light-based switches could dramatically improve internet speeds
By Ahad Rauf, BS Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences ‘20Researchers believe light-based communication will become the global standard as technologies require faster and faster data speeds. Source: QAnalystsThe world is becoming connected, no…
Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 profile
The Coleman Fung Institute for Institutional Leadership welcomes its class of 470 Master of Engineering students.From left to right: Bioengineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Electrical Engineering & Computer SciencesEach year the …
Staff Highlight: Claire Trias
By Dione RiveraIn our Staff Highlight series, a staff member at the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership shares insights about their job search experience and career journey with Master of Engineering (MEng) students and Fung Fellows.This feature …
