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NAE Grand Challenges
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.
Academic Departments
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
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Can A Robot Operate Effectively Underwater?
USC researchers find sea stars’ shape plays an important role in their ability to withstand dynamic water forces and remain attached to surfaces.
Astronautical Engineering
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Five Questions about Space with Garrett Reisman
An audio conversation about space tourism, sustainability and pizza.
Biomedical Engineering
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Early Warning for Seizures Could Be a Game-Changer for Epilepsy Patients
USC researchers have harnessed a powerful mathematical model to provide advanced seizure prediction, revolutionizing epilepsy management and treatment.
The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
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Breakthrough in Quantum Photonics Promises a New Era in Optical Circuits
A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons—light particles—heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum computing.
Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Can Bacteria Make Stronger Armor, Cars and Airplanes?
USC researchers harness the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilient.
Computer Science
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Wearable Fitness Trackers Useful in Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
Chemotherapy is a powerful tool in the fight against cancer, but so is data, according to a new study led by USC computer science researchers.
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Virus Minority Report
USC Viterbi researchers show how we might one day develop vaccines for viruses that haven’t even evolved yet
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
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The Secretive Networks Used to Move Money Offshore
Researchers at USC Viterbi have uncovered a highly unusual network pattern within the Panama Papers, showing how fortunes can be easily hidden in secretive offshore shell corporations, and how these remain difficult to trace and take down.