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Engineering innovations from the brightest minds helped shape our modern world—a world in which the most advanced in human technology is now literally within our grasp. Devices that used to fill a room can now fit inside our pockets. Naturally, it doesn’t stop there; here at Modern Sciences, we wish to show where it can go by showcasing the latest in technological developments from new and improved protocols to the latest in electronics and assistive technology.
The Infrared Science Behind the James Webb Space Telescope
Aside from a pretty glaring source of visible light in the form of the Sun, there’s not much…
For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves
NASA / JPL-Caltech Katarina Miljkovic, Curtin University Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves…
We can use drones to get inside and learn more about active, gassy volcanoes
An overhead shot of a volcano crater in east Java, Indonesia. (Shutterstock) Fiona D’Arcy, McGill University Volcanic eruptions…
Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers
Who wouldn’t want a robot to handle all the household drudgery? Skathi/iStock via Getty Images Ayonga Hereid, The…
How complex is your life? Computer scientists found a way to measure it
Unsplash/Susan Q Yin Karlo Doroc, The University of Melbourne Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler famously quipped: People aren’t…
Irony machine: why are AI researchers teaching computers to recognise irony?
shutterstock thinking robot. Charles Barbour, Western Sydney University What was your first reaction when you heard about Blake…
Digital doubles: In the future, virtual versions of ourselves could predict our behaviour
The data we generate online and using apps could be used to inform a digital version of ourselves.…
How Does That Touchscreen Work, Anyway?
You really should take some time to think of the technology that’s behind the screen that you’re most…
Heatwave: why extreme weather forecasts have improved so much
Neil Hall/EPA Rob Thompson, University of Reading The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40℃ for…
How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity
Oliver Metcalf, Manchester Metropolitan University and Liana Chesini Rossi, University of São Paulo State Tropical forest covers 12%…