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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.
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.…
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Nuclear-powered rockets could one day enable faster space travel. NASA Dan Kotlyar, Georgia Institute of Technology NASA plans…
The World Was Built With This Chemical Reaction
The thermite reaction, discovered by Hans Goldschmidt in the late 1800s, releases immense heat, reaching temperatures over 2,000°C.…
Global Fusion Energy Efforts Unite in Development of Innovative Tokamak in Spain
At a Glance A team of researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the University of…
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…