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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.
Newly-Designed “Bionic” Eye Cleared For Implantation, Aims For Human Trials Next
The human eyes are a true evolutionary marvel, and are quite literally a sight to behold. Housing light-sensitive…
Novel 3D-Printed “Bioink” Structures Are Made From Modified Bacteria
The humble Escherichia coli bacteria has seen its fair share of use in the scientific community; what was…
New Camera Imaging Tech Is Barely the Size of a Salt Grain
Cameras that used to require an entire team of people to carry around now fit snugly inside your…
Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…
New “Super Jelly” Hydrogel Acts Like Shatter-Proof Glass When Under Pressure
Earlier this year, they were used to treat skin ulcers from patients suffering from diabetes; next, they were…
Korea’s KSTAR Fusion Reactor Sets 30-Second Plasma Containment Record
Just months after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory managed the use of 192 lasers to ignite a hydrogen…
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…