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Thinking
Locally, Experimenting Globally
Imagine you've arrived in Paris for a conference and you sit down
at an Internet station in the hotel lobby. You're thousands of miles
from your office in Berkeley, California, but your familiar computer
desktop instantly bursts onto the screen. Any data you need is fetched
instantly and your most processor-hungry applications run without
a hitch. No fuss, no muss, and most impressively, no lag. Somehow,
all of your data and computing power has followed you across the
world.
Merging
Micromachines and Microelectronics
From gears that are dwarfed by dust mites to Berkeley's
own micron-scale radio components, amazing micromachines are emerging
from laboratories around the world. But in order for many of these
tiny devices to become practical, they must merge with traditional
silicon circuits. Leading the charge at Berkeley to integrate micro-electromechanical
systems (MEMS) with silicon electronics is Electrical Engineering
and Computer Sciences (EECS) professor Tsu-Jae King.
Cooling
Off California's Energy Crisis
As the summer
temperature in California rises, so does the risk of brown outs.
This spike in demand combined with the stateís energy crisis mean
higher utility bills for citizens. To dramatically cut the cost
of keeping cool, UC Berkeley researchers are developing a consumption-aware,
cost-saving technology combining "demand response" energy pricing
with a network of tiny sensors and smart thermostats for the home.
If You Can See This, You're Too Close
New developments about Berkeley's innovative brake light system
for city buses.
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A
Less is More Approach to Protein Modeling
In Teresa Head-Gordon's laboratory, an IBM supercomputer cranks
out dreamlike visualizations that are reminiscent of artist Salvador
Dali's surreal landscapes. But these stunning graphics are not eye-candy,
they're precise representations of proteins, the building blocks
of human life. Ultimately, the bioengineering professor's mind-boggling
models could lead to cures for diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
2001: Founding of the Center for Information Technology Research
in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
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