A computer algorithm for analyzing time-lapse biological images could make it easier for scientists and clinicians to find and track multiple molecules in living organisms. The tec... Read more
When political beliefs are challenged, a person’s brain becomes active in areas that govern personal identity and emotional responses to threats, USC researchers find A USC-led stu... Read more
The secret is to make it almost – but not quite – unstructured Engineers have created a new material with an unusual chemical structure that makes it incredibly hard and yet elasti... Read more
Researchers create a system that can scale-up production of the smallest — but among the most useful — materials of this century Nanoparticles – tiny particles 10... Read more
The research could one day create a sustainable fuel source from greenhouse gas emissions They’re making fuel from thin air at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute. For the... Read more
From gene mapping to space exploration, humanity continues to generate ever-larger sets of data — far more information than people can actually process, manage or understand. Machi... Read more
Researchers at University of Southern California (USC) and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis designed to help individuals suffering from memory l... Read more
The next generation of neuroprosthetics: More natural, effortless, intuitive movement achieved Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik G.... Read more
Less blue light may mean fewer mosquitoes—and fewer infections. Insects are attracted to light, but not to all types of light equally. It happens that when you put out different pa... Read more
In 1996, a trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their discovery of Buckminsterfullerene — soccer-ball-shaped spheres of 60 joined carbon atoms that exhibit spec... Read more
Contour Crafting could replace human construction workers with giant robots. As the applications of 3D-printing get more and more elaborate, it might not surprise you to hear that... Read more
High-Efficiency Transient Plasma Ignition Technology Provides Breakthrough for Significant Cost Savings, Fuel Conservation & Emissions Reduction in Maritime Diesel Engines Comm... Read more
Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, more efforts should be directed to promoting interventions that h... Read more
Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components. The new battery – which uses no metals or toxic mate... Read more
“Biology has an incredible diversity of species, which can provide us new design cues and synthetic routes to the next generation of advanced materials for light-weight automobiles... Read more
