USC Viterbi, Northrop Grumman establish institute to develop advanced optical materials
The Northrop Grumman Institute of Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials will explore the properties of tiny structures and materials.
USC Viterbi’s Alan Willner receives national science and engineering fellowship
The five-year award is considered the largest single-investigator basic research grant program offered by the Department of Defense.
How to bring solar power to the masses
USC Viterbi engineer may have the silver bullet that could make solar energy more efficient and affordable.
Doctoral candidate works to understand mechanisms behind common brain disorders
USC Viterbi researcher studies electrical stimulation and the country’s most common neurological disorders.
USC researchers develop tools to simplify the interpretation of brain images
BrainSuite opens the door for sophisticated large-scale studies.
Fighting Crime in Las Vegas—with Engineering Skills
Thanks to a USC Viterbi alumnus, it’s game over for slot machine scammers.
USC Trustee Andrew J. Viterbi to receive prestigious engineering award
The Charles Draper Prize for Engineering recognizes Viterbi’s development of the algorithm that makes clear telecommunications possible.
USC Viterbi alum invests in technology leaders
Venture capitalist bets on growth-stage companies with ‘market and product validation.’
Can you tell if your therapist has empathy?
New software developed by researchers detects a person’s ability to understand or share feelings in therapy sessions.
Quantum Computing Center at USC in line for a big upgrade
Can the facility’s third processor in four years be capable of solving problems faster than a traditional computer?
Can robots come to your rescue in a burning building?
USC Viterbi teams develop a wireless network to be used in disasters, sparing the lives of humans.
Therapist to patient: ‘What I hear is …’
USC Viterbi professor’s research of empathy could improve relationships between professionals and clients.
Scientists twist radio beams to send data
Alan Willner’s engineering team reached data transmission rates of 32 gigabits per second in a USC lab.
How do you help children regain control of their bodies?
USC Viterbi’s Terence Sanger uses engineering to assist young people with movement disorders.
A senior who pirouettes between ballet and engineering
Christina Milanes relies on technical artistry in two fields to achieve success.
USC Viterbi researchers make breakthrough in carbon nanotube technology
Researchers have created a flexible, energy-efficient hybrid circuit made from carbon nanotube that could one day replace silicon.
Key smartphone colors invented at USC
Each pixel in an OLED screen has three clusters of molecules — red, green and blue — that can be alternately energized to produce different colors.
A new solution for solar
As winter approaches, days will get shorter and nights longer, requiring more electricity to light and heat homes.
Bonjour, my name is Peugeot
Scene: Mother Nature has pounded the Upper Midwest with snowstorm after snowstorm, blanketing the streets and causing massive traffic jams.
Armani named ‘Brilliant 10’ by Popular Science
Andrea Armani of USC Viterbi has been recognized as one of Popular Science magazine’s “Brilliant 10,” a selection of the brightest young researchers in the country.
USC researchers figure out how to ‘grow’ carbon nanotubes
In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and materials, researchers at USC have solved a long-standing challenge with carbon nanotubes: how to actually build them with specific, predictable atomic structures.