Nanotechnology

Researchers discover a new pathway to building energy-efficient computing chips

May 6, 2026
Ultrathin titanium dioxide film exhibits surprising properties that could advance semiconductor technology.

UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry and Veolia announce collaborative framework

April 28, 2026
The agreement marks the beginning of a shared journey to research and develop ways to detect even the tiniest traces of impurities in water; a crucial step for making advanced chips used in the semiconductor industry.

How nanosensors ‘listen in’ on the brain’s chemical conversations

March 3, 2026
Jaquesta Adams is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry working on the development of near-infrared fluorescent nanosensors.

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.

Long-sought carbon structure joins graphene, fullerene family

August 13, 2018

three-dimensional cage structure of a schwarziteThe discovery of buckyballs surprised and delighted chemists in the 1980s, nanotubes jazzed physicists in the 1990s, and graphene charged up materials scientists in the 2000s, but one nanoscale carbon structure – a negatively curved surface called a schwarzite – has eluded everyone. Until now....

Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers

September 24, 2020

Illustration of graphene nanoribbon

Scanning tunneling microscope image of wide-band metallic graphene nanoribbon (GNR). Each cluster of protrusions corresponds to a singly-occupied electron orbital. The formation of a pentagonal ring near each cluster leads to a more than tenfold increase in the conductivity of metallic GNRs. The GNR backbone has a width of 1.6...

Paul Alivisatos announced as 2019 Welch Award in Chemistry recipient

September 13, 2019

Paul Alivisatos and Charles Leiber

The Welch Foundation, one of the nation’s largest sources of private funding for basic chemical research, has announced that Drs. Armand Paul Alivisatos and Charles M. Lieber are the 2019 recipients of the prestigious Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry. Highly-respected and influential leaders in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, Drs. Alivisatos and Lieber are being recognized for their important research contributions which have had a significant, positive impact on humankind.

The Future of Nanoscience

December 10, 2014

A man standing in front of lab equipment.Kavli Nanoscience Institute Directors Paul Alivisatos, Paul McEuen, and Nai-Chang Yeh – discuss what makes the nanoscale so important, the field’s grand challenges, safety challenges, and their thoughts on funding, training and the future.

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Alivisatos to receive the 2017 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences

January 25, 2017

Paul AlivisatosArmand Paul Alivisatos will receive the 2017 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences. Alivisatos is a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology, with work that has had important ramifications for the development of renewable energy, biomedical imaging, light-emitting devices, and other fields.

Markita Landry receives 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

February 15, 2018

Markita Landry receives Alfred P. Sloan Research FellowshipThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced that Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Markita Landry, has been awarded a 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship for her work in neuroscience.”