As he nears completion of his degree, Charles Lehnen reflects on his research aimed at ensuring the survival of the giant reptiles — as well as his own harrowing survival story.
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USC Dornsife scientists may have solved the storage problem that has long slowed the spread of renewables. [2 min read]
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.
Imaginative new approaches to battery technology may give us longer-lasting power in smaller packages. More important, they may give renewable energy the charge it needs to finally succeed on a wide scale.
The next wave of batteries will pack a larger charge in a smaller size, benefiting everything from cell phones to cars and even aircraft.
Intended for use in power plants, the battery is cheap, rechargeable, organic and can make the energy grid more efficient.
USC Dornsife-led team develops a battery that could help California transition to renewable energy sources.