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Latest Research News
November 9, 2026
Recent Advances in AI Are Creating a ‘Paradigm Shift’ for Robotics
Autonomous AI agents rapidly program and refine industrial robot behaviors.
November 9, 2026
A Better Count of Veteran Suicides Could Improve Prevention Efforts, Researchers Say
California researchers work to fix undercounted veteran suicide statistics statewide.
November 9, 2026
Berkeley’s ESCAPADE Spacecraft Say Goodbye to Earth. Next Stop: Mars.
The twin Blue and Gold spacecraft looped around Earth on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9, respectively, firing their engines to put them on a course toward the Red Planet.