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What would it be like if you didn't need your eyeglasses to clearly see your laptop screen or a text message on your smartphone? Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are working on computer screens that would adjust their images to accommodate individual user's visual needs.

"High ranking officials" of the federal government visited Berkeley 75 years ago to participate in the first flag-raising ceremony at the new Farm Credit Administration Building on Milvia Street.

There's something unique about a new home, addition or remodel designed by an architect who transforms the "before" into an "after" that solves problems and pleases aesthetically.

It was a shocking fatal crash when it happened almost four months ago, but now that the details surrounding the death of a renowned East Bay professor are coming out, the crash is even more stunning.

What paths do quantum particles, such as atoms or photons, follow through quantum state space? Scientists have used an "artificial atom" to continuously and repeatedly record the paths through quantum state space.

The latest news out of UC Berkeley! We, the disciples of Oski, research into increased tendon and ligament growth and an understanding of how powerful people feel time.

The shop is the latest venture from the ampersand-loving folks behind San Francisco's Bourbon & Branch and downtown Berkeley's Tupper & Reed, which is expected to open in six weeks or so.

Apple and Microsoft researchers are on a mission to revolutionise display technology for everyday devices - which will be good news for the visually impaired Future iPad and laptop screens could automatically adjust to correct vision problems thanks to a project which means the days of reading glasses are numbered.

The spirit of Boo Radley lives on in the hole of a tree growing in the hills above Berkeley, CA.

Mayor Jim Ruane contends that CPUC Chief Michael Peevey should be ousted by Governor Jerry Brown because internal emails show that Peevey and his staffers maintained a cozy relationship with PG&E officials in violation of the law.

Danny, a homeless man, and his dog share a large space against a terraced hillside on a vacant lot in West Berkeley.

Susi has acted as lead attorney on more than 100 Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and served as counsel to Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees on numerous occasions.

Some people can handle stressful situations better than others, and it's not all in their genes: Even identical twins show differences in how they respond.

In Todd Parr's world, it's OK to wear your undies on your head, spill your milk or eat mac and cheese in the bathtub.

One landlord wanted a $3,000 dog deposit for a one-bedroom apartment in a duplex in Oakland.

This year's recipients of the Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship gather for a celebratory barbecue June 25. Photo courtesy of Dick Smallwood.

On Tuesday, July 29, about twenty of the Bay Area's top bartenders will gather at Albany's Ivy Room in a quest to prove that while oil and water famously don't mix, oil and booze sometimes can - and often with delicious results.

A man who ran across Interstate 80 early Sunday morning and jumped into the water at Berkeley Aquatic Park appeared to be having a crisis and was hospitalized for evaluation, police said Monday.

Wines and bites: Building on their success at the San Pedro Square Market, the team behind Little Chef Counter has expanded outside downtown San Jose with a Campbell wine bar.

The space that housed Caffe Venezia , which shut down after 33 years in Berkeley, has finally reopened.