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USC Viterbi School of Engineering
 
Since we began in 1998, we've received some of the best and most interesting articles. Below you can have access to nearly all the articles in our archives.
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  1. The Evolution of GPS
    GPS is increasingly being used in our everyday lives, from personal navigation to military missile guidance systems. - Volume 7 : Issue i - Fall 2005
  2. The Four Most Important Parts Of Your Car
    Tires, while having a simple appearance, are the most influential devices on the behavior of your car. - Volume 7 : Issue i - Fall 2005
  3. The Frisbee
    Complex physics govern a simple toy. - Volume 5 : Issue iii - Spring 2004
  4. The Future of the Panama Canal
    The Future of the Panama Canal - Volume 2 : Issue 0 - Fall 2002
  5. The Inner Workings of Speech Recognition
    Speech recognition will pay for itself. - Volume 8 : Issue i - Fall 2005
  6. The Little Plastic Bulb
    The workings of an LED and its applications - Volume 7 : Issue iii - Fall 2005
  7. The Long Case Clock: The Science and Engineering that Goes Into a Grandfather Clock
    Learn about the engineering behind a timekeeping device of beautiful form and practical function. - Volume 1 : Issue 0 - Fall 2002
  8. The Magnetic Stripe Technology
    A look into how credit cards work - Volume 8 : Issue ii - Fall 2005
  9. The Metro: The Engineering Behind Madrid's Most Valuable Asset
    The Madrid Metro is extremely safe and reliable due to diligent engineering. - Volume 8 : Issue ii - Fall 2005
  10. The Myoelectric Arm: It's Electrifying
    Muscle-controlled prostheses - Volume 3 : Issue i - Fall 2002
  11. The New And Improved Reality
    Virtual Images are superimposed on views of the real world. - Volume 1 : Issue 0 - Fall 2000
  12. The Pivot Advantage
    New higher efficiency diving fin technology makes swimming a breeze. - Volume 4 : Issue 0 - Fall 2003
  13. The Quest for the Perfect Racket: Advances in Tennis Racket Design
    Investigates innovation in racket materials and shape. - Volume 5 : Issue i - Spring 2004
  14. The Science Behind Tennis Racquet Performance and Choosing the Right Racquet
    Finding the perfect tennis racquet can be a long but worthwhile process that can enhance the player's game. - Volume 8 : Issue i - Fall 2005
  15. The Science of Time Travel
    Traveling through time is a fascinating possibility with its dinstinct theoretical paradoxes and potential practical problems - Volume 5 : Issue i - Spring 2004
  16. The Search for a Blood Substitute
    In times of short supply, scientists and engineers look toward artificial hemoglobin and perfluorocarbons to fill in until natural blood can be replenished. - Volume 5 : Issue i - Fall 2003
  17. The Skateboard
    A feeling that many describe as one similar to flying. - Volume 1 : Issue 0 - Fall 2000
  18. The Spiritual Powers of Engineering
    Explore the economic, spiritual, and environmental aspects behind the engineering of the recently remodeled McCarthy Quad at USC. - Volume 4 : Issue i - Fall 2002
  19. The Technology Behind the Conviction
    Using DNA fingerprinting to solve crime - Volume 3 : Issue i - Spring 2002
  20. The Trebuchet
    The trebuchet was engineered to become an agent of mass destruction. - Volume 9 : Issue ii - Fall 2005
  21. Throw Your Interface out the Windows
    Imagine a world where you can talk to your computer, write notes to it in your own handwriting. - Volume 2 : Issue ii - Fall 2000
  22. Total Hip Replacement
    Explore the science behind modern hip prostheses - Volume 5 : Issue i - Fall 2003
  23. Touring Titan
    Sight-seeing around Saturn - Volume 1 : Issue ii - Fall 1999
  24. Turbochargers
    Turbochargers may be a surprising green solution. - Volume 9 : Issue iii - Fall 2005
  25. UAVs: Engineering in Action
    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are gaining in popularity on the battlefield, and their future use will contribute to peacetime as well. - Volume 8 : Issue ii - Fall 2005
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