USC Solar Car revs up for American Solar Challenge along the Oregon Trail
Team co-founder Madhav Gupta keeps his cool while advising Trojans how to excel in the 1,700-mile race.
Trojan helps build eye implants for people with retina degeneration
Electrical engineer reveals what to know about triggers — and how the right ones, at the right time, can change everything.
Department of Defense funds futuristic USC research in electronics and beyond
USC engineers and scientists will use $169 million in Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grants to make “living” devices and illuminate mysterious chemical reactions.
Sodium-based batteries could make your smartphone cheaper and cleaner
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers create a solution that brings better batteries within reach.
With rainwater project, USC’s Engineers Without Borders seeks sustainability in Guatemala
The group teams with a nonprofit to develop a water collection system and help families beset with malnutrition.
Why a Google engineer became a doctor at USC
Hugh Gordon gave up a cushy Silicon Valley job to be a clinician at USC, where he focuses on medicine and engineering. And that gives him the best of both scientific worlds.
Inspiring first-generation student navigates college, keeps promise she made to her parents
Milly Rodriguez assured them she would become the first in her family to graduate from college. And she’s sticking to that vow.
Research of water patterns could lead to navigational uses for underwater vehicles
The shape of water drives the studies of a USC mechanical engineering team.
USC Viterbi researchers help doctors burn away brain tumors with radio-frequency waves
USC Viterbi researchers are making it easier, faster and safer for doctors to use an emerging procedure in cancer patients.
Two long-lost brothers, both USC Viterbi alumni, find each other — and a part of themselves
Encouraged by his daughters, a Trojan digs into his roots — and gets the most joyous surprise of his life.
Computer science student sees Silicon Valley startup in his future
He’ll be part of a prestigious summer internship program offering U.S. college students experience and mentorship at a top venture capital firm.
Student-built rocket at USC aims for higher altitude this winter
Built with Japanese technology, it will be the first from students to use two engines on one flight vehicle.
National Society of Black Engineers chapter at USC named best in the nation
The national honor reflects the group’s strength in academic excellence, professional development and community outreach.
The man who made it safe to use credit cards on Amazon
Leonard Adleman, an inductee to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, helps protect e-commerce and studies the meaning of memes.
Gift supports The Baum Family Maker Space at USC Viterbi
The space will establish a new hub for undergraduate student innovation on the ground floor of the Science and Engineering Library.
Fear of public speaking could be solved with a virtual audience
A project designed at USC enlists avatars that register hundreds of lifelike reactions. If your speech is good, so is the reception.
USC Viterbi engineers consider the advantages of redesigned planes
Can a birdlike design or electric engine increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions in commercial aircraft?
Team’s lifesaving app could help farmworkers beat the heat
High schooler joins USC group developing project that sends automated warnings to everyone in the field.
Viterbi-led USC Racing team lays out plans for glory on the track
Meet USC Racing’s team captains: A Q&A with the undergraduate students who run the Trojan Formula SAE racing team.
How they aim to protect your Netflix access: Keeping satellites warm
Orbiters that get too cold can disrupt signals beamed down to Earth, but USC engineers have found a satellite material that may keep temperatures just right.
Driverless cars are ready to hit the road — but are we ready for driverless cars?
The new year could be the biggest yet for self-driving vehicles, especially in California, but USC experts note their implications could be far-reaching.
At USC Viterbi student showcase, engineers show off what they’ve learned
From flapping wings to a robotic arm, innovative projects go on display at engineering department’s first senior project showcase.
Is underground transit bad for your health?
USC researchers measure particulate matter along popular L.A. routes, finding that some exposed passengers to greater concentrations of carcinogens.
Michelson Hall laboratory named in memory of USC Viterbi executive vice dean
John O’Brien worked for nearly a decade to plan the state-of-the-art facility, part of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.