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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.
Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research
Gain-of-function experiments in the lab can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect…
Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
Shutterstock Andrew Blakers, Australian National University Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other…
What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains
Shutterstock Karen Massel, The University of Queensland Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of…
What are Perseverance’s Wheels Made Out Of?
Mars has less than 1% of the atmospheric volume of Earth, meaning that inflating the wheels of any…
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
Scientists at Swansea University have pioneered a printable and rollable solar cell. Swansea University, Author provided David Beynon,…
We built a human-skin printer from Lego and we want every lab to use our blueprint
Lego bricks have standardised parts and can be found across the world. Cardiff University, Author provided Sion Coulman,…
New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light
Shutterstock Anastasiia Zalogina, Australian National University and Sergey Kruk, Australian National University High-frequency light is useful. The higher…
Nanowire Networks Show Potential for Human Brain-Like Memory
Researchers from the University of Sydney led a group of international researchers who found that nanowire networks can…
How Does Concrete Work?
It builds the foundation of our modern cityscapes and engineering landmarks—often quite literally—but most of us are unaware…
Scientists Develop Device to Deliver Immunotherapy Directly to Pancreatic Tumors
Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have developed an implantable device that delivers immunotherapy directly to pancreatic tumors.…