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DK Science & Technology: Technology

HOW ARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LINKED? FIND OUT MORETechnology is the practical application of knowledge and skills to make tools, machines, buildings, vehicles, and other useful things.HOW ARE…

stealth technology

(Encyclopedia) stealth technology, designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is…

Science and Technology

Science and Technology Sally Ride Biographies by CategoryArts and Entertainment Business, Philanthropy, and Labor Politics and Government Science and Technology…

Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…

DK Science & Technology: Biotechnology

HOW DO WE USE MICROBES? WHAT ARE ANTIBIOTICS? BIOGRAPHY: SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING Scottish, 1881-1955 FERMENTATIONFIND OUT MOREThe use of microbes (micro-organisms) to produce and process materials…

DK Science & Technology: Changing Materials

HOW DO CHEMICAL REACTIONS CHANGE MATERIALS? RUSTING IRON WHAT MAKES GLUE STICK? HOW DOES HEAT CHANGE MATERIALS? REVERSIBLE CHANGESPERMANENT CHANGESFIND OUT MOREWe can use chemical reactions and…

DK Science & Technology: Chemical Industry

WHAT DOES A CHEMICAL PLANT DO? HOW ARE ACIDS AND ALKALIS USED? DRILLING FOR OIL OIL REFINERYAGROCHEMICALSPHARMACEUTICALSFIND OUT MOREPlastics, AGROCHEMICALS, PHARMACEUTICALS, paints, and detergents…

DK Science & Technology: Chemistry

WHAT IS A CHEMICAL? WHAT ARE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES? WHY ARE SOME CHEMICALS DANGEROUS? CHEMICAL REACTIONS BIOCHEMISTRY FIND OUT MORE Chemistry is the science of matter. Scientists study…

DK Science & Technology: Circuits

WHAT IS AN ELECTRIC CURRENT? WHEN DOES CURRENT FLOW IN A CIRCUIT? WHAT MAKES CURRENT FLOW IN A CIRCUIT? BATTERYCOMPONENTSFIND OUT MOREAn electric current flows in a loop, powering bulbs or other…

DK Science & Technology: Color

WHAT IS THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM? WHAT ARE PRIMARY COLORS? HOW MANY COLORS CAN WE SEE? DISPERSIONCOLOR TREEFIND OUT MORELight has different wavelengths, which we see as colors. The range of wavelengths…