2025 New's Items

A New Way to Engineer Composite Materials

March 6, 2025

"Composite adhesives like epoxy resins are excellent tools for joining and filling materials including wood, metal, and concrete. But there’s one problem: once a composite sets, it’s there forever. Now there’s a better way. Researchers have developed a simple polymer that serves as a strong and stable filler that can later be dissolved. It works like a tangled ball of yarn that, when pulled, unravels into separate fibers."

https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/03/06/a-new-way-to-engineer-composite-materials/

Advancing Reticular Chemistry with Large Language Models

February 24, 2025

"UC Berkeley researchers in chemistry and computer science recently reported on their use of an AI tool – large language models – to advance discovery in reticular chemistry and materials science."

https://cdss.berkeley.edu/news/advancing-reticular-chemistry-large-language-mode…

Professor Ting Xu Joins Plastic People Discussion

February 9, 2025

Professor Ting Xu will take part in BAMPFA’s upcoming discussion, Plastic People, on February 9, 2025, at 1 PM. The event will explore the complex impact of plastics on society and the environment. The conversation is part of BAMPFA’s efforts to bridge science and public discourse.

https://bampfa.org/event/plastic-people

Kwabena Bediako Honored at Third Annual Philomathia Day

February 11, 2025

"The third annual Philomathia Day took place on Friday, Jan. 31, and honored 2024 Philomathia Prize recipient Associate Professor Kwabena Bediako. The event, themed, "Quantum at the Macroscale," was an exploration of how chemists and physicists are leveraging the emergent properties of molecules and crystals."

https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/kwabena-bediako-honored-at-philomathia-day

Kristin Persson Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 11, 2025

Kristin Persson, the Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at UC Berkeley, and member of the Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute was elected for pioneering data-driven materials design through the creation and stewardship of open materials databases and associated data-mining algorithms.

https://www.nae.edu/331605/NAENewClass2025