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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 Economics of Nuclear Energy
Brian James McManus returns in a new Real Engineering video, which goes into where investments and financial resources…
Tendons See Potential New Hydrogel Repair Tech Inspired By Slug Slime
Athletes and workers who undergo regular physical stress will be the first to tell you the dangers of…
A Detailed Look Into the James Webb Space Telescope
YouTube channel Real Engineering, the brainchild of Brian James McManus, gives us a crash course into the technicals…
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…