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Stephan Haas Appointed Vice Dean for Research
December 9, 2010USC professor Stephan Haas has been named vice dean for research, effective Jan. 1, it was announced by USC College Dean Howard Gillman. In his new role, Haas will develop and lead USC College-wide research initiatives,… more>
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October 12, 2010
Microbial Hair: It's Electric
Some bacteria grow electrical hair that lets them link up in big biological circuits, according to a USC College biophysicist and his collaborators. The finding suggests that microbial colonies may survive, communicate and… more>
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Explosives, Black Holes and Dr. Who
August 17, 2010Nick Warner leans forward in his desk chair, his arms outstretched, hands cupping the air in front of him as if protecting a small flame. "When I was 15, I had something explode right here," he says. For Warner, USC… more>
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Building the Nano World
April 26, 2010We can assume by its prefix that a nanometer is small — very small, in fact. One nanometer is equal to one billionth of a meter. In comparison, a single human hair is about 50,000 nanometers wide, and a nanowire diameter… more>
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Cosmic Seeker
May 1, 2008When she was growing up in Milan, Italy, science was something of a family business for Elena Pierpaoli. Her mother and aunt were physicists, her sister a mathematician and her father an economist. So it seems fitting that… more>
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