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BSAC Welcomes New Faculty Co-Director

May 26, 2021

Please welcome Professor Alp Sipahigil to BSAC's distinguished board of faculty co-directors.

Alp Sipahigil is the Chang Hui Faculty Fellow and an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He has joint appointments as a Faculty Scientist at the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a supporting appointment at UC Berkeley Physics. His research is in solid-state quantum technologies, with a focus on hybrid quantum devices based on superconducting qubits, nanomechanics,...

Maharbiz Lab: Tiny Wireless Implant Detects Oxygen Deep within the Body

April 14, 2021

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin. The device, which is smaller than the average ladybug and powered by ultrasound waves, could help doctors monitor the health of transplanted organs or tissue and provide an early warning of potential transplant failure.

The technology, created in collaboration with physicians at the University of California, San Francisco, also paves the way for the creation of a variety of miniaturized sensors that could...