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May the Best Bot Win

By Nathalia Alcantara

Started as student side project, Chatbot Arena is now the AI industry’s scoreboard—and a $100 million startup

More Things You’ll Never Believe Came from Berkeley

By Esther Oh

Okay, maybe you will, but we still think it’s a fun list

Midjourney

Biology Gets ChatGPT for DNA

By Pat Joseph

The tool could have immediate applications for health care

Midjourney

Data Is Fueling the AI Revolution. What Happens When It Runs Out?

By Aaron Mok

Experts warn that the internet may not be big enough to sustain AI innovation

Photo by Matthew Howard Ehrichs, University of Maryland

Q&A: Is Berkeley Next?

By Jesse Klein

Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster

Photographs by Kai Hanschen and Marcus Hanschen

High-Class Housing

By Leah Worthington

Transfers find deluxe digs at Anchor House

Michiko Toki

High-Protein Nobels

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

List of Cal-connected laureates grows by four

You’ll Never Believe It Came from Berkeley

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

Quantum blue, the mouse, card stunts, and more

Lenticular: Gravitational lenses could help scientists unravel the mystery of dark energy. William Sheu/UCLA

A Lens on the Mysteries of the Universe

By Brad Balukjian

A new gravitational lens sheds light on dark matter.

ISTOCK

Mussels Inspire New Surgical Glue

By Brad Balukjian

Superglue can save lives.

ISTOCK

Breaking It Down on Plastics Recycling

By Nathalia Alcantara

Berkeley researchers develop a breakthrough chemical process to vaporize plastics.

ISTOCK

Wearables That Wake You

By Pat Joseph

These are not your average earbuds.