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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 More Accurate Prediction of Band-Gap Energies A computational framework captures the influence of many-body effects on semiconductor band gaps.

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 Letters & Science announces 2026 L&S Faculty Award recipients UC Berkeley's College of Letters

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.

Hi-res microscopes give biologists petabytes of data. Scientists are creating an AI assistant to make sense of it. - Berkeley News 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.

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

Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for work on supernovae - Berkeley News By clarifying the differences among various types of exploding stars, Filippenko enabled them to be used to measure the expansion of the universe.

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

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

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...

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

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

4/27 Condensed Matter Seminar with Shuolong Yang: How can we design quantum materials? This talk explores cutting-edge approaches to controlling topology by shaping materials in space and time—opening new paths toward scalable quantum technologies.
https://events.berkeley.edu/physics/event/315889-condensed-matter-seminar-with-shuolong-yang-engineeri