Has anybody read modern[^1] science fiction that uses "scientific and technological breakthroughs"? Or, something close in thoroughness to Jules Verne "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" or "The Mysterious Island"? Is it just me, or modern writers are terrified of getting wet with that sort of scientific level, or the general public that buys and reads fiction is not up for reading that type of work?

[^1] Like, published in the last twenty years or so.