Smart cities: The promises and failures of utopian technological planning

Technology and innovation transform the ways that we interact with governments, purchase products and manage our…

USC prof devises ‘smart’ building materials that move themselves with no motor

As a licensed architect concerned about the environment, Doris Sung became fed up catering to clients…

Study: Paternity leave for disadvantaged father results in strong family relationships

Enabling disadvantaged fathers to take time off from work via paternity leave may help these men…

Slow charge generation plays big role in model material for solar cells

Next-generation devices based on molecular materials have the potential to efficiently use sunlight to produce electricity…

Driving chemical reactions by remote control

Students learn in high school that molecules must be in contact to react chemically. But what…

What cute dogs can teach us about democracy

Dog lovers agree: Round and fluffy, wrinkled and snub-nosed, or skinny and sleek, dogs are cute.

‘Longevity gene’ responsible for more efficient DNA repair

Explorers have dreamt for centuries of a Fountain of Youth, with healing waters that rejuvenate the…

Ecologist dissects the science of de-extinction

Spoiler alert: It is not possible to clone a wooly mammoth

Will design-thinking strategies benefit students after class is dismissed?

As schools focus on building students' capacity to learn and solve problems outside the formal classroom,…

Earth vs. asteroids: humans strike back

Incoming asteroids have been scarring our home planet for billions of years. This month humankind left…