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It took nearly 6,400 years to go from the simple wheel to the first automobile, but only two decades from the first car to roll off the assembly line to the first aircraft to take to the skies. Such rapid developments in quality of life can only be attributed to the human spirit, an unstoppable force always in pursuit of improvement. Join Modern Sciences in celebrating the spirit of human ingenuity through its engineering feats.
AI can design cities, but can it understand what matters to people? 10 ways to keep humans in control
Abeer Elshater, Ain Shams University and Hisham Abusaada, Housing and Building National Research Center Generative AI (GenAI) is…
How to build cities for wildlife, not just people – new research
The Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand runs through the city’s botanic gardens. Adele Heidenreich/Shutterstock Helen A. L.…
Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?
Flavio Macau, Edith Cowan University The fallout from war between the United States, Israel and Iran has dominated…
Buildings consume 30% of global energy – digital twins could be the key to cutting that waste
JonathanShots/Shutterstock Jose Eduardo Pachano, Universidad de Navarra Buildings are one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption.…
How moss could help roads cope with heavy rain and reduce air pollution
Moss grows slowly and absorbs air pollution. Herzstaub/Shutterstock Pedram Vousoughi, University of Limerick Across Europe, many banks alongside…
City skylines need an upgrade in the face of climate stress
The downtown district of Hong Kong city. Lee Yiu Tung/Shutterstock Mohamed Shaheen, Loughborough University When structural engineers design…
Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
A stretch of road near Rockwall, Texas, paved with plastic-infused asphalt. Md. Sahadat Hossain Md S Hossain, University…
Why Philly has so many sinkholes
Sinkholes form when underground rock dissolves or sediment washes away and the surface collapses. Luis Diaz Devesa/Moment Collection/Getty…
Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to ‘build back better’?
Missaka Nandalochana Hettiarachchi, James Cook University This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami.…
Why is bamboo used for scaffolding in Hong Kong? A construction expert explains
Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after…