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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.
Greener nanomaterials could transform how our everyday stuff is made
Silica nanomaterial could help advance medicines and improve controlled drug release. Love Employee/Shutterstock Amber Keegan, University of Sheffield…
Poor indoor air quality isn’t just making us sick – it’s also polluting our cities
Dragos Asaftei/Shutterstock According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is one of the greatest environmental health…
The Best Hands-On STEM Kits for Young Minds
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) toys have become an increasingly popular way for children to learn through…
Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS,…
We Waste Gold. Regularly.
In 2022, humanity threw away an estimated 270,000 kilograms of gold, worth $15 billion, primarily through discarded electronics.…
The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space
The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station. NASA via AP Michael E. Fossum, Texas…
The Truth About Commercial Airplanes
Despite not being locked, airplane doors cannot be opened mid-flight due to the significant pressure difference between the…
5 lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates
Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling…
2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind
This artist’s rendition shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP Yeimy…
Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes
John Fredricks/NurPhoto Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access…