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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 Infrared Science Behind the James Webb Space Telescope
Aside from a pretty glaring source of visible light in the form of the Sun, there’s not much…
For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves
NASA / JPL-Caltech Katarina Miljkovic, Curtin University Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves…
We can use drones to get inside and learn more about active, gassy volcanoes
An overhead shot of a volcano crater in east Java, Indonesia. (Shutterstock) Fiona D’Arcy, McGill University Volcanic eruptions…
Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
Small planes are easier to electrify, but larger ones aren’t far behind. Chalabala/istock via Getty Images Gökçin Çınar,…
Scientists have mimicked an embryo’s heart to unlock the secrets of how blood cells are born
UNSW/Jingjing Li, Author provided Robert E Nordon, UNSW Sydney and Jingjing Li, UNSW Sydney Stem cells are the…
It’s not just rocket science – hidden chemistry powers Moon launches and sustains life in space
SpaceX, CC BY-NC Curtis Ho, University of Tasmania Many around the world will watch eagerly this Saturday as…
Desalination may be key to averting global water shortage, but it will take time
As the most water-scarce region on the planet, the Middle East is particularly reliant on desalination technology. Maxim…
Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change
Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with abundant urban forest around it. (Ollie Craig/pexels) Michael Drescher, University of…
Tiny algae could help fix concrete’s dirty little climate secret – 4 innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry
Concrete is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than aviation. Jung Getty via Getty Images Wil Srubar, University…
Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers
Who wouldn’t want a robot to handle all the household drudgery? Skathi/iStock via Getty Images Ayonga Hereid, The…