A chemist by training and an entrepreneur by trade, Tony Atti ’00 has transformed a discarded 200-year-old invention into cutting-edge technology that promises to revolutionize the future of cool in our warming world. [9 ½ min read]
Cars that run on kelp. Cosmetics made from waste products. An alternative energy model fueled by clean, green chemicals. USC Dornsife researchers are creating innovative new products and businesses to mend the planet and create a strong economy. [8½ min read]
USC Dornsife researchers find a catalyst that converts methane to olefin, a compound used in many materials, in a single step.
USC scientists aim to generate fuel cells that move cars, warm houses and help produce food while polluting less.
Scientific advisers have counseled presidents at least as far back as Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Even so, many politicians and much of the public seem slow to trust them — a situation that needs a remedy, and soon.
The research could one day create a sustainable fuel source from greenhouse gas emissions.
New fluorine chemistry research may help in the development of medicines and materials. The USC Loker Institute hosts the George A. Olah lecture and banquet Sept. 26 with speaker Nobel Laureate Arieh Warshel.
G.K. Surya Prakash, a pioneer in the fields of hydrocarbon, mechanistic and synthetic organic chemistry, is elected a 2014 fellow of the American Chemical Society.
Intended for use in power plants, the battery is cheap, rechargeable, organic and can make the energy grid more efficient.
