Materials Chemistry

Bediako and Zuerch awarded grant to research control of 2D magnetic solids with ultrafast light waves

February 15, 2021

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Kwabena Bediako and Michael Zuerch in the lab.

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Assistant Professors of Chemistry Kwabena Bediako and Michael Zuerch have been awarded a $1M Science and Engineering research grant from...

Berkeley’s ecosystem of innovation, entrepreneurship combats climate change

May 16, 2024
UC Berkeley faculty are fast-tracking the development of new and creative climate solutions.

Scientists advance affordable, sustainable solution for flat-panel displays and wearable tech

January 22, 2024
Peidong Yang and colleagues develop new 3D-printable materials that could enable a cheaper manufacturing processes for next-gen OLED televisions, smartphones, and other devices.

Nine young faculty members receive prized Sloan Research Fellowships

February 20, 2024
Kwabena Bediako among the nine young UC Berkeley faculty members to receive the prized 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Accelerating sustainable semiconductors with ‘multielement ink’

September 28, 2023
Peidong Yang and fellow Berkeley Lab scientists have developed “multielement ink” – a new semiconducting material that could enable a more sustainable approach to microelectronics manufacturing.

Record-breaking "molecular sponge" pulls carbon from air faster than ever before

February 4, 2026
A new material developed by BIDMaP researchers captures CO₂ from outdoor air with unprecedented speed, marking a critical leap toward practical direct air capture technology.

Why is plastic recycling so hard, and how can we improve it?

December 15, 2025
Scientists at the college have created a brand-new way of tracking what molecules are doing using a scientific technique called NMR spectroscopy.

AIRES revolutionizes reticular chemistry with rapid, data-driven crystal discovery

December 18, 2025
A multi-institution research team has unveiled AIRES, a powerful AI-driven platform designed to dramatically speed up the discovery of new crystalline materials.

Grad student wins national award for groundbreaking materials research

November 5, 2025
Chemistry grad student Bailey Raine Nebgen has earned a 2025 ACS Physical Chemistry Graduate Award in Experimental Chemistry.

Breakthrough material captures industrial gases twice as efficiently

November 20, 2025
Chemists at UC Berkeley have now created a porous material that breaks this rule, fitting two gas molecules into a single binding site—a feat that could revolutionize the separation or purification of critically important industrial gases.