Berkeley-Haas stands out as a case study for how a culture codified with brand values can make a huge difference in a competitive arena in which there seems to be little real differentiation.READ»
In the rubble following a natural disaster, a flipped-over robot could mean life or death. But taking a cue from lizards--whose tails keep them balanced as they leap--new robots may be more mobile and entirely stable.READ»
Humans have spent millennia learning how to read each other’s emotions and treat each other right. Facebook is now trying to figure out how to help them do that online.READ»
The world can’t seem to get enough of the VW camper. Here to send hearts aflutter yet again from Berkeley to Woodstock -- with a stopover, this go-round, in Silicon Valley -- is the Ecco concept car, a wacky futuristic camper for ...READ»
Coming soon: personalized commuter forecasts that analyze the traffic on individual routes, warn drivers of the rush-hour madness to come, and suggest new travel plans (including alternative forms of transportation).READ»
There's a new type of metal-infused glass that's stronger than steel. In fact it's tougher and stronger than any other known material. Oh, science, what will you dream up next? READ»
Silicon Valley might consider changing its name if research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Berkeley pans out. They've figured out how to bypass the operating capacity of silicon chips with indium arsenide.READ»
When you've got one of the world's biggest man-made disaster zones on your doorstep, it pays to have an Energy Secretary like Steven Chu. Possessor of an enormous brain, he excels at distilling the big picture of climate change into ...READ»
If you asked high school seniors 15 years ago whether sustainability mattered in their college decision-making process, few would answer in the affirmative. But as green-ness and sustainability continue to seep into the public ...READ»
Ultra-fast Ethernet networks are great for playing graphics-heavy online games, but they could also help fight climate change, according to researchers at the Berkeley National Lab. The Department of Energy recently awarded the lab ...READ»
Taking a train ride must be more environmentally sound than getting flung into the sky on a plane, right? Maybe not, according to researchers at U.C. Berkeley's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Arpad Horpath and ...READ»
Cow dung isn't usually thought of as house-building material, but a team of students from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia have managed to build high-quality, low-cost bricks from the stuff. The team's invention, ...READ»
What if you could diagnose an ear infection with your cell phone? That might be possible thanks to an innovation from University of California, Berkeley professor Daniel Fletcher. The professor's "Cellscope: Telemicroscopy for ...READ»
