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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.
China’s “Artificial Sun” Tokamak Breaks Plasma Confinement Records
2022 kicks off with yet another new plasma confinement record for a nuclear fusion project somewhere around the…
This New Film Can Help Food Stay Fresh Longer—And It’s Made Out of Corn
The circumstances circling the simple act of storing your food plagues kitchens the world over. Diners and chefs…
New Biodegradable, Thin Battery Has a “Heart” Made of Cellulose
Batteries remain a constant source of innovation for science, as our increasingly-mobile future with devices demands improvements upon…
Brain Imaging Goes Mobile With Compact MRI Machine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a vital role in current patient diagnosis, as it allows doctors and experts…
James Webb Telescope—Now Fully Deployed—Sets Its Sights To the Stars
December 25, 2021, 7:20 a.m., UTC -5. Aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) heavy-lift space launch vehicle Ariane…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dipped Through the Sun’s Atmosphere For the First Time
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe seems to be on a roll lately, as it’s been consistently delivering several firsts…
New Sodium-Based Material May Become a Lithium-Ion Battery Alternative
Yes, it’s true that lithium-ion batteries currently own the crown in the battery world; they’re everywhere, from TV…
This “Porous Crystal” Can Trap Other Molecules Within Its Pores
Picture the nearest sponge in a nearby sink as it collects water within itself. The moment the sponge…
“Optical Engineering” Can Someday Change Materials’ Properties Using Lasers
So far, Modern Sciences has discussed the several uses of lasers mainly within the nuclear energy research sector,…
Newly-Developed Sensors Go Under Your Car Seat—And They Can Tell If You’re Drunk
A document from the International Transport Forum shows that, on average, we lose 1.25 million people each year…