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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.
Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities – but only once they’re common
LanaElcova/Shutterstock John Rose, University of Sydney and Andrea Pelligrini, University of Sydney Electric vehicles are often seen as…
China’s new Moon mission is about to launch, and it’s a rare example of countries working together
Bruno Scramgnon/Pexels Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University All systems are “go” for tonight’s launch of China’s next step…
‘Everywhere we looked we found evidence’: the godfather of microplastics on 20 years of pollution research and the fight for global action
University of Plymouth, CC BY-ND Richard Thompson, University of Plymouth Thirty years ago, while counting barnacles, limpets and…
Chemists Uncover New Insights into Light-Matter Interaction in Silicon
At a Glance A team of chemists at the University of California, Irvine, has made a groundbreaking discovery…
Australian Researchers Unveil Ultrasonic Technology for Rapid Cold Brew Coffee
At a Glance Researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales have introduced…
Innovative Snail-Inspired Robot Swarm Revolutionizes Outdoor Robotics
At a Glance A team of roboticists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has developed a groundbreaking…
The (Actual) Truth About CERN
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a massive underground science experiment located on the border between France and…
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this? Peter Fiskerstrand/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Wesley Chang,…
Dali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed
The Baltimore bridge didn’t stand a chance. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson Amanda Bao, Rochester Institute of Technology CC BY-ND…
Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old
FeyginFoto / Shutterstock Lloyd Strickland, Manchester Metropolitan University Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to…