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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.
Researchers Develop Vitamin B1-Enhanced Rice to Combat Deficiency
At a Glance A collaborative effort between the University of Geneva, ETH Zurich, and Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing…
The Art and Science of Japanese Swordsmithing
The method of making Japanese swords dates back about 3000 years, with a shift from bronze to steel…
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Healthy corals like these on Australia’s Lady Elliot Reef could disappear by the 2030s if climate change is…
New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process
Charles-Francois de Lannoy, McMaster University; Bassel A. Abdelkader, McMaster University, and Jocelyn Riet, University of Toronto In the…
How a balloon-borne experiment can do the job of the Hubble space telescope
SuperBIT waiting for launch while its giant helium balloon is inflated. Bill Rodman/NASA Richard Massey, Durham University and…
Engineers Uncover Limits of Transparent Materials’ Energy Absorption
At a Glance Electrical engineers at Duke University have made a significant discovery regarding the maximum amount of…
The Consequences of Throwing Explosives to Outer Space
On July 9th, 1962, the United States conducted the Starfish Prime test, a thermonuclear detonation in outer space…
100,000 years and counting: how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?
Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden, where KBS-3 repository technologies have been tested. Anna Storm, Author provided Thomas…
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
NASA Yang Gao, King’s College London Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other…
Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants
Fields of genetically modified potato plants could detect radiation. AP Photo/John Miller Robert Sears, University of Tennessee and…