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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 Carbon-Based Armor Material Outperforms Kevlar
It’s no secret that advancements in technology are often followed by advancements in military technology; even the very…
New “Zero Thermal Expansion” Material Expands Future Engineering Applications
Have you ever had to handle a jar lid that’s stuck? It can be tough to twist it…
Engineers Power Small Devices By Absorbing Wi-Fi
In today’s wireless world, Wi-Fi signals are everywhere; from coffee shops to your own bathroom, the need for…
Newly-Engineered Transparent Electrodes Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Solar cells, silicon-based panels that generate electricity from sunlight, have been a constant focus in engineering circles due…
How to Make a Drone That Can Fly on Mars
This time, YouTube creator Derek Muller, from the YouTube channel Veritasium, gives his viewers a unique view into…
An Inside Look at the Creation—and Landing—of the Perseverance Rover
In this video, famed science YouTube creator Mark Rober shares his inside look at the making of the…
Light-Shrinking “Metamaterial” Allows Microscopes to See Finer Structures
Anyone who’s been around a laboratory long enough will know a microscope like the back of their hand.…
Roc On: Stratolaunch Plane Completes Second Test Flight
It seems the world just keeps adding entries to its flight history books recently. First we fly a…
Perseverance’s MOXIE Generates Oxygen on Mars
It seems the list of “firsts” for NASA’s Perseverance rover keeps scooping up more and more achievements. After…
Ingenuity Takes Flight
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A. (NASA) made history as Ingenuity, the small robotic helicopter aboard their…