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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · United States

Several UC Berkeley and wider UC innovations named in TIME's Best Inventions of 2026

TIME magazine has included a number of innovations connected to the University of California, several of them from UC Berkeley, in its Best Inventions of 2026 list.

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Why it matters: The University of California and UC Berkeley have innovations connected to them named on TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2026 list.

According to Berkeley News, a number of innovations connected to the University of California were named among TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2026.

Berkeley News reported that several of the recognised innovations come from UC Berkeley.

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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 selection includes several innovations connected to the University of California, a number of which originate at UC Berkeley.

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