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Cheaper materials could be key to low-cost solar cells

Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Summer peak, winter low temperatures now arrive 2 days earlier

Not only has the average global temperature increased in the past 50 years, but the hottest day of the year has shifted nearly two days earlier, according to a new study by scientists from the UC Berkeley and Harvard University.

Intel and Microsoft launch parallel computing research center at UC Berkeley

The UC Berkeley, is partnering with Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. to accelerate developments in parallel computing and advance the powerful benefits of multi-core processing to mainstream consumer and business computers.

RAD Lab wins backing from five major IT firms

The UC Berkeley announced a new influx of industry support for its Reliable, Adaptive and Distributed systems laboratory, or RAD Lab, which will be dedicated to creating the next generation of Internet design tools.

UC Berkeley to lead $19 million NSF center on cybersecurity research

The National Science Foundation announced today that the University of California, Berkeley, will lead an ambitious multi-institution center to protect the nation's computer infrastructure from cyberattacks while improving its reliability

Internet voting system set for upcoming elections not secure, computer experts say

A federally funded online absentee voting system scheduled to debut in less than two weeks has security vulnerabilities that could jeopardize voter privacy and allow votes to be altered, according to a report prepared by four prominent researchers.

NSF awards $5.46 million to UC Berkeley and USC to build testbed for cyber war games

A three-year, $5.46 million grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a large-scale cybersecurity testbed for the development of new defenses against computer worms and viruses.

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Cheaper materials could be key to low-cost solar cells

Summer peak, winter low temperatures now arrive 2 days earlier

Intel and Microsoft launch parallel computing research center at UC Berkeley

RAD Lab wins backing from five major IT firms

UC Berkeley to lead $19 million NSF center on cybersecurity research

Internet voting system set for upcoming elections not secure, computer experts say

NSF awards $5.46 million to UC Berkeley and USC to build testbed for cyber war games

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