During any other year, these groundbreaking advances would have been big news. Here’s some of what you may have missed while you were busy washing your hands.

Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.

A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in computing and electronics.

A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome science.

By using a synthetic genetic polymer, the researcher overcomes prior limitations and lets you hold the world in the palm of your hand.

Blu-ray back in style? Its low-cost technology could be employed in hand-held devices and ventilation systems.

California NanoSystems Institute launches 3-D printed face shield and mask effort.

Pancreatic cancer is often detected too late, but a new diagnostic tool shows promise.

Mild-mannered materials scientist by day, comic book fan by night, Suveen Mathaudhu spends a lot of time thinking about superheroes. But it isn’t just a hobby: It’s research.