Spotlight – Page 2 – UC Berkeley Department of Bioengineering

Putting on the heat

computer graphic showing towers of red and blue DNA and flames

Professor Seung-Wuk Lee discusses pyroelectricity: the finding that viruses can generate electricity when exposed to heat, and how this may pave the way for next-generation biosensors and diagnostic tools.

Cool it down

Tony Consiglio, Alan Maida and Boris Rubinsky in their Etcheverry Hall lab. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

How isochoric preservation can protect food, organs — and even the planet. Professor Boris Rubinsky discusses the state of the art in cryogenics and preservation.

Viral Pyroelectricity with Seung-Wuk Lee

Professor Seung-Wuk Lee discusses pyroelectricity: the finding that viruses can generate electricity when exposed to heat, and how this may pave the way for next-generation biosensors and diagnostic tools.

Microfluidics: Biology’s Liquid Revolution

Professor Aaron Streets was featured in this overview on the potential of microfluidics in The Scientist magazine.

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