Meet the Man Who Might Have the Key to Cost-Effective Solar Energy
USC chemist Oleg V. Prezhdo looks to nanomaterials to help us unlock the power of the sun. Read More
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Partnerships Between Industry and Academe Aim For Speedier Progress
Increasingly complex research efforts demand greater collaboration and expertise supported by the latest procedures and instrumentation. A partnership between USC and Agilent aims to address this need. Read More
Low-Cost Science Kits Help Fill Experimental Gaps Facing African College Students
Chemistry Ph.D. student Betsy Melenbrink works as part of a U.S.-African graduate student team to design and build an inexpensive, eco-friendly electrochemistry teaching module. Read More
USC Dornsife Scientist Develops Hybrid Nano-Probe That Can Detect Live Cancer Cells
Using nano-probes to amplify biochemical signals could lead to targeted, noninvasive treatment of cancer, Fabien Pinaud’s big vision for treating cancer homes in on the smallest of targets. Read More
USC Researchers at Forefront of Quantum Computer Development
In the race to build the world’s first fully functional quantum computer, USC professor Daniel Lidar reports research gains that could make the wonder technology ready to begin solving big challenges in as soon as a few years. Read More
Top Honors in USC Wrigley Sustainability Prize Awarded to Team Planning to Reduce Carbon Emissions
With its business plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by improving biodiesel and biodegradable plastic through processes developed at USC Dornsife’s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Catapower was recently named winner of the second annual USC Wrigley Sustainability Prize. Read More
Quantum Leap in Biological Research
A team of researchers including chemistry Ph.D. candidate Richard Li, Professor Remo Rohs and Professor Daniel Lidar has demonstrated how a quantum processor could be used to assess a fundamental process in biology: the binding of gene regulatory proteins to the genome. Read More
