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Scientists tap the genius of babies and youngsters to make computers smarter
People often wonder if computers make children smarter. UC Berkeley scientists are asking the reverse question: Can children make computers smarter? And their answer appears to be ‘yes’ as they tap the...
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ChronoZoom: A deep dive into the history of everything
Working with eight UC Berkeley students and with resources from Microsoft Research Connections, geologist Walter Alvarez has created a new piece of Web-based software that allows students, researchers...
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Comerio leads national roundtable on integrated disaster recovery
Northern California experts, including UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio, are heading up a national roundtable on improving responses after major disasters.
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African Americans are more apt to blog than whites and Latinos
The blogging community is more racially diverse than one might think. Internet-connected African Americans are more likely to blog than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to new research...
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uok? Text messages — even automated ones — can soothe the disconnected soul
Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a Berkeley social-welfare professor has found an upside to texting, especially...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Engineers to toss 100 sensors downriver in Delta field test
UC Berkeley engineers will conduct their inaugural field test of the Floating Sensor Network project on Wednesday, May 9, in Walnut Grove, Calif. They developed floating sensors that can be rapidly...
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Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow
A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River on May 9, in a field test organized by UC Berkeley engineers. The devices, equipped with GPS-enabled smartphones, demonstrated the...
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Electricity-generating viruses could lead to pocket power plants
Scientists at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab have harnessed the electricity-generating capabilities of viruses, a development that could lead to pocket power plants for mobile devices. When researchers...
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Two UC Berkeley grads launch printable battery startup
With moral and monetary support from UC Berkeley and UC's Office of the President, two UC grads - Christine Ho and Brooks Kincaid - have formed a company to create 'printable' batteries that are...
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Book it! Schedule a flash from the Golden Gate Bridge’s ‘Solar Beacon’
Through the website solarbeacon.org, anyone can now schedule Solar Beacon - heliostats mounted on the Golden Gate Bridge by UC Berkeley space scientists - to flash sunlight in their eyes, like the...
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Berkeley to host UC computing conference Aug. 5-7
UC Berkeley will host the annual UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) at Clark Kerr campus, Aug. 5-7. Early registration ends July 15, after which the fee rises from $150 to $200; registration is...
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UC Berkeley installing first CO2 sensor network in Oakland
Using inexpensive detectors that can fit inside a shoebox, UC Berkeley chemists are installing carbon dioxide and other air pollution sensors in 40 sites around Oakland to explore how detailed,...
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Berkeley takes silver in UC tech innovation awards
Campus was honored with a Sautter award for Kuali Ready, a Web application that helps departments create a continuity plan, which is used to resume critical operations as soon as possible after a...
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Laser discoverer Charles Townes to receive first Golden Goose Award
Charles Townes, who won a Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser, will receive an inaugural Golden Goose Award Sept. 13. Presented for the first time this year, the prize honors scientists...
View ArticleUSAID chief lauds Blum Center as model in search for global solutions
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visited campus and encouraged students to join the search for open source solutions to pressing global problems.
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Scientists construct first map of how the brain organizes everything we see
Our eyes may be our window to the world, but how do we make sense of the thousands of images that flood our retinas each day? UC Berkeley scientists have found that the brain is wired to put in order...
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Larry Conrad named new chief information officer
In a CalMessage, John Wilton, vice chancellor for administration and finance, and George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, announce the appointment of Larry Conrad as Berkeley’s next...
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Scientists create automated ‘time machine’ to reconstruct ancient languages
Ancient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past. Yet, reconstructing them to reveal clues into human history can require decades of...
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1st 3D-printing vending machine headed to UC Berkeley
Dreambox founding members David Pastewka, Richard Berwick and Will Drevno met at a mobile-application development class at Berkeley in 2011. Finding it difficult to get quick delivery of 3D-printed...
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In Richmond, a hands-on approach to energy tech
Just three miles from the site of the future Richmond Bay Campus, the Northern California Workshop for Energy Technologies underscored the need for partnerships, and featured a keynote address from...
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