Berkeley Physics

06/11/2026

A breakthrough in electron microscopy developed in the Holger Müller Lab delivers sharper images of our body’s tiniest proteins.

UC Berkeley physicists have introduced phase contrast to the electron microscope, allowing scientists to see much smaller molecules and smaller structures inside cells.

05/27/2026

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05/27/2026

Berkeley researchers have developed a more accurate way to predict semiconductor band gaps, improving our understanding of how temperature affects electronic and optical materials.

A computational framework captures the influence of many-body effects on semiconductor band gaps.

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Benjamin Safdi, one of two UC Berkeley faculty members to receive the 2026 David Blackwell Award, recognizing exceptional scholarship, teaching, and service in the College of Letters & Science.

UC Berkeley's College of Letters

05/22/2026

At Berkeley, advanced microscopes are generating petabytes of biological data to help train groundbreaking AI tools for living systems. The new MOSAIC imaging platform lets scientists capture life in unprecedented detail — from single molecules to developing embryos.

At UC Berkeley, high-resolution microscopes are generating images of cells and embryos day and night, collecting massive amounts of data to train an AI model for living biological systems.

05/20/2026

By clarifying the differences among various types of exploding stars, Alex Filippenko enabled them to be used to measure the expansion of the universe.

By clarifying the differences among various types of exploding stars, Filippenko enabled them to be used to measure the expansion of the universe.

05/18/2026

Berkeley Physics is proud to announce that Naomi Ginsberg has received a Brown Investigator Award. She is one of eight distinguished mid-career faculty recognized for tackling fundamental challenges in the physical sciences with the potential for long-term impact in chemistry and physics
https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/naomi-ginsberg-receives-2026-brown-investigator-award

05/04/2026

Reminder: Wednesday, May 6: Basic Science Lights the Way presents Astronomy's Newest Discovery Machine: The Vera Rubin Observatory.

Join us as four Berkeley astronomers share how they are using the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile - which contains the largest camera ever built an...

05/01/2026

Berkeley Physics is pleased to announce that Kam-Biu Luk has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is one of six Berkeley researchers to be elected for 2026. 👏
https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/kam-biu-luk-among-six-berkeley-researchers-elected-national-academy-sciences-2026

04/28/2026

Cal Day in Physics was a big success! Visit our Cal Day web page and check out photos from the day's events.
https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/cal-day-physics-2026