The revolutionary material is incredibly hard but also elastic, making it potentially useful for things from drill bits to body armor to meteor-resistant casings for satellites.
Alum has played a prominent role with the U.S. Olympic team over the years.
Engineers have created a new material with an unusual chemical structure that makes it incredibly hard and yet elastic. The material can withstand heavy impacts without deforming or fracturing, all while retaining most of its original strength; it has the potential to be useful in a variety of applications from drill bits to body armor for soldiers to meteor-resistant casings for satellites.
Honorary Degree recipients include an award-winning filmmaker; the Los Angeles County District Attorney; a managing partner of a family investment firm; a commercial real estate broker; the founder of a leading renewable energy company; and the founder of a global technology company.
Two USC music professors found that the Dodgers broadcaster brings to mind the same cadences and rhythmic hooks heard in great songs.
Sam Dhillon came to USC to study biology and play basketball, and that's where he got the idea of trading other people's money.
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing technique that enables scientists to disable, replace or modify sections of DNA. The scientific community is concerned about altering human embryos to create "designer babies," labeling plants and animals as GMOs, environmental consequences, the ethics of consent and public policy.
USC’s El Centro Chicano invited Fernando Chavez to the University Park Campus to discuss activism and his father’s campaign for worker rights.
Recipients include an award-winning filmmaker, the LA County District Attorney, an investment firm managing partner, a real estate broker, the founder of a leading renewable energy company and the founder of a global technology company.
USC Viterbi professor’s invention uses lunar and Martian dust to develop material for a zero-gravity environment.
