Technology Headlines
Hands-Free Video Games . . . . . . . .23
Holography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Space Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Personal Rapid Transit Systems . . . 411
Nanowire Battery-Powered Electric
Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .627
Career Highlights
Technology Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Electronic Home Entertainment–
Equipment Technicians . . . . . . . .44
Construction Managers . . . . . . . . . . .65
Fishing-Boat Captains . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Mechanical Engineering Technicians . . 90
Welders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Machinists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Petroleum Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Home-Appliance Repair Technicians . .167
Broadcast Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Occupational-Health and -Safety
Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Patent Attorneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Industrial Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Landscapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Survey Researchers and Market
Analysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Graphic Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Model Makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Quality Control Workers. . . . . . . . . .352
Architectural Drafters . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Building Inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . .402
Agricultural Managers . . . . . . . . . . .436
Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
Desktop Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . .506
Computer Systems Analysts . . . . . .523
Computer-Controlled-Machine
Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548
Operations Researchers . . . . . . . . .555
Printing Press Operators . . . . . . . . .563
Production and Planning Clerks . . .566
Physical Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . .580
Air-Traffic Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . 611
Airline Pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
Conservators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .659
Technology Explained
Container Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Peanut Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Geothermal Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Biogas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flight Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
High-Rise Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Sustainable Design . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Universal Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Internet Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Elegant Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Modular Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Rapid Prototyping . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Ergonomic Environments . . . . . . . . .357
Parametric Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Landscape Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428
Tower Cranes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457
Turbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Bar Code Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
Propellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560
Canal Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .587
Flight Simulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602
Earthquake Protection . . . . . . . . . . .632
Nanotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667
Think Green
Green Technology Overview . . . . . . .68
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)151
Electronic Media Waste . . . . . . . . . . 170
Carbon Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Green Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Efficient Power Use . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398
Sustainable Agriculture . . . . . . . . . .434
Green Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . .452
Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
Green Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Volatile Organic Compounds . . . . . .558
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