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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.
The Science of Sewing Machines
Delve into the often-overlooked mechanics behind sewing machines and unravel the ingenuity that transformed the laborious task of…
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Kids jump on a trampoline as steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., in 2021.…
Scientists Successfully Grow Dolomite in Lab, Solving Geology Mystery
At a Glance Researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University have successfully grown dolomite, a common…
The Science of Night-Vision Goggles
From active illumination to image intensification, these goggles amplify existing light to provide a clear and detailed view…
As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
A row of monopiles that will be the base for offshore wind turbines, in the Atlantic Ocean off…
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Edith Cowan University and Waqas Uzair, Edith Cowan University We hop in the car to…
Jurassic Park: why we’re still struggling to realise it 30 years on
Rattana/Shutterstock Tiffany Shea Slater, University College Cork and Maria McNamara, University College Cork Jurassic Park is arguably the…
Scientists Discover Cooperative Behavior in Battery Electrolytes, Boosting Performance
At a Glance A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy‘s Argonne National Laboratory has made…
It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
Shutterstock Maarten De Brauwer, CSIRO and Oliver Berry, CSIRO Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and…
Keeping Track: The History of Timekeeping
What time is it? You may instantly open your phone’s lock screen now and peek at what pops…