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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.
Scientists turn CO2 into plastic using only water, electricity
In a major sustainability breakthrough, researchers have developed a tandem system that utilizes electricity to convert carbon dioxide and water into high-performance plastic directly.
The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images Jesse Kearse, Kyoto University During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on…
3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee
Technology is more than just mechanisms and design – it’s ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts,…
The Viewpoint: Scientists Create Self-Replicating DNA Nanorobots with Potential for Targeted Cancer Treatment
A breakthrough in nanotechnology has produced tiny, self-replicating robots made from DNA with the potential to revolutionize medicine.
Five unusual ways to make buildings greener (literally)
Belgian architect Luc Schuiten’s vision of ‘the Vegetal City’. Luc Schuiten Paul Dobraszczyk, UCL Buildings adorned with plants…
The Paradox That Seems to Violate Physics
This puzzle, which seems to violate the laws of physics, explains why closing a road can make traffic move faster.
Playing Snake on a Screen Made of Water
In a stunning fusion of science and nostalgia, a creator built video games where the pixels are not on a screen—they are actual, controllable droplets of water.
3D Printing a Mathematical Mystery from Reddit
A six-year-old internet mystery is solved, revealing how the bizarre and beautiful "maths trumpet" is a 3D visualization of the multiple complex solutions to the equation (-2)^x.
Scientists flip quantum switch for terahertz-speed electronics
Scientists have discovered a way to switch a quantum material between an insulator and a conductor on demand, a breakthrough that could lead to electronics 1,000 times faster.
Flipping an ancient genetic switch lets mice regrow ears
By flipping an ancient genetic switch, scientists enabled mice to regrow lost ear tissue instead of forming scars, a discovery that could unlock dormant healing abilities in other mammals.