As future employees, students should be aware of the various forms of business correspondence. Students will learn how to use wizards and templates from a word processing software to create business letters. This project allows students...

Speech recognition, also referred to as speech-to-text or voice recognition, is technology that recognizes speech, allowing voice to serve as the "main interface between the human and the computer." This Info Brief discusses how current...

This is a 196-page report on technological innovation and change. It discusses the enormous potential benefits of technology as well as the risk of amplifying inequalities between developed and developing countries. The report is...

Rail routes competing with the future isthmian canal (1906).

The University of Vienna, Austria, created this site to help bring the worlds of math and technology together. You have access to many applets and downloads that allow you to create lessons, tests, and puzzles. There are also great...

In 1968, a science fiction writer named James R. Berry wrote an article entitled '40 Years in the Future' for the magazine Mechanix Illustrated. It was his futuristic vision of the 21st Century. Berry's predictions of a world featuring...

The introduction of this article explains why GIS data is so critical to a government being able to plan for natural resources development and management. The article goes on to explain key geographic concepts, what GIS is and why it...

This lesson gives a real world example of challenges and choices engineers face in their careers. The Della Steam Plant Case Study allows students to analyze and present finding about a problem found in the power plant's turbine system....

Published in 1998, this article offers 10- and 20-year predictions for how technology would change the world we live in.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new robots that learn to walk like humans. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.

Thanks to autonomous technologies, it won't be long until computers entirely control much of the world's driving experience. But to become a fully viable, ubiquitous option, there are still significant hurdles to clear. This article...

Investigate the innovations surrounding fuel cell technology and the potential use of hydrogen as an automobile power source. Generate hydrogen gas by splitting water in a process called electrolysis.

A collection of articles about innovations in automotive technology. Titles include: Prying Open the Prius, Cheaper Fuel Cells, Better than Hybrids, and Free Power for Cars.

A game-based learning environment of free online games that encourages students to explore STEM careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

A futuristic article about a technology that will track your life's journeys and memories is found at this Popular Science website.

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