Tag: Modern
Science
Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power
Effectiveness and Price of Infantry Firearms. Notes: (a) The geometric mean of the range (in meters) and the rate of fire (in shots/minute) for infantry ... Read More
Halth, Science
Discovery of anti-cancer chemistry makes skullcap plant fit for modern medicine
(Scutellaria barbata) known in China as banzhilian. Credit: Phil Robinson The evolutionary secrets that enable the medicinal herb known as barbed skullcap to produce cancer ... Read More
Engineering, Technology
The Worst Engineering Disasters of the Modern Age
Engineering feats do not come easy. It takes inventors thousands of hours, years of sleepless nights, and the occasional disaster to get things right. The ... Read More