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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.
Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink
AdamEdwards / shutterstock Florimond Gueniat, Birmingham City University The UK’s pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges…
The Final Challenge to Our Nuclear Future
Fusion energy is nearing feasibility as major technological challenges have been addressed. The remaining hurdle is the construction…
Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled
Huguette Roe/Shutterstock Sukhbir Sandhu, University of South Australia In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic…
How satellites revolutionised climate change science
aappp / shutterstock Will de Freitas, The Conversation Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate…
Sofas that self-assemble when you heat them up? How 4D printing could transform manufacturing
Flat-pack, but not as we know it. This is an AI image created by OpenAI’s Dall-E., CC BY-SA…
New LiDAR System Captures High-Resolution 3D Images from 1 Kilometer Away
At a Glance Scientists have developed a cutting-edge LiDAR system capable of capturing high-resolution 3D images up to…
Metal expands when heated. What does that mean for railroads?
Hans Goldschmidt discovered that metal oxides, such as rust, react with aluminum powder to produce pure liquid metal,…
Creating Robots the Size of Insects
Scientists are developing insect-sized robots capable of flying, swimming, and jumping on water, mimicking natural mechanisms to navigate…
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
Rendering of Boom Supersonic’s proposed Overture supersonic airliner. Boom Supersonic Chris James, The University of Queensland Late last…
‘Solar shepherds’ earn big by grazing sheep on solar farms — and they benefit everyone involved
Solar shepherds, who manage sheep grazing under solar panels, are part of a growing movement that combines agriculture…