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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.
New Recyclable Thermoset Polymer Is Based Off of Wood Lignin
Materials scientists and engineers would be the first to tell you that there are primarily two kinds of…
Reusable and Freezable Hydrogels Skip the Need for Ice Cubes
Some of you may have heard of those reusable ice packs that people sometimes put in their drinks…
Computers “On the Bone” Enable Long-Term Bone Health Monitoring
Monitoring body recovery after serious injury is an important part of the jobs of medical professionals like doctors…
“Dimer” Electrocatalysts Make Room for a Future With Hydrogen Fuel
The green future where we break free from the shackles of fossil fuels is rapidly approaching. WIth each…
Addressing the Future of Solid-State Batteries Using Electrochemical Pulses
Dreaming of a future wherein humanity has begged off fossil fuels entirely in favor of completely electrical systems…
Scientists Made “Soft” Robots By Blowing Them Up Like Bubbles
If you’ve ever been a kid at some point in your life, chances are you’ll know the true…
“Assistive” Exoskeleton Tech Measures Muscle Dynamics Using Ultrasound
It’s understandable for most of us to think that a human wearing a sort-of robotic suit is a…
Engineering a New Kind of Helicopter Wing
YouTuber Tom Stanton makes use of his engineering knowhow (and a couple of other crucial computer skills, like…
Inside the (Soon-to-Launch) James Webb Space Telescope
New insights into the construction and science behind the James Webb Space Telescope is provided courtesy of Destin…
“Rolling Fingers” Robot Can Rotate What It’s Holding Without Letting It Go
It may not look like it, but robots are everywhere. It just so happens that some of the…