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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 Glass That Enables Our Modern Tech
Gorilla Glass, a breakthrough innovation, enhances glass’s strength and scratch resistance through an ion exchange process. This method,…
Amelia Earhart’s Fated Flight
Amelia Earhart’s disappearance during her 1937 Pacific flight was primarily due to miscommunication and technical mishaps, including reliance…
Is This Torpedo “Impossible?”
The Brennan torpedo, developed 140 years ago, featured an external power source instead of an internal one, using…
Why timekeeping is now on the verge of a giant leap forward in accuracy
Vittorio Aita, King’s College London Time is vital to the functioning of our everyday lives: from the watches…
Best Educational Software for STEM Learning: Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids
As the holidays approach, finding the perfect gift combining fun and learning can be challenging. STEM-based educational tools…
World’s Fastest Supercomputer Simulates Universe at Unprecedented Scale
At a Glance In a groundbreaking achievement, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used…
We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test
Ryan DeBerardinis, Shutterstock Thami Croeser, RMIT University Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace?…
From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past 2 centuries
Modern bike helmets are made through complex materials engineering. Johner Images via Getty Images Jud Ready, Georgia Institute…
ETH Zürich Creates First Working Mechanical Qubit for Quantum Computing
At a Glance Physicists at ETH Zürich have created the first-ever working mechanical qubit, a breakthrough that could…
Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life
Steam billows from two cooling towers serving Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2005.…