1.1. Description The technology of using small amounts of electricity for controlling; detecting; and information collecting, storing, retrieving, processing and communicating.
1.2. Applications Thermostat for controlling temperature, a metal detector, video tape recorder, computer, pocket calculator, telephone, radio and television.
2. Structural Technology
2.1. Description The technology of putting parts and materials together to create supports, containers, shelters, connectors and functional shapes.
2.2. Applications Legs of a chair, city water tower, swimming pool, buildings, storm sewer, airplane wing, satellite antenna dish.
3. Fluid Technology
3.1. Description The technology of using fluid, either gaseous (pneumatics) or liquid (hydraulic) to apply force or to transport.
3.2. Applications Air brakes on a truck, tires on a car, airfoils on an airplane, warm air heating ducts and fan in a building, hydraulic jack, plumbing in a school, gasoline pump.
4. Optical Technology
4.1. Description The technology of producing light; controlling light, using light for information collection, processing, storage, retrieval and communication; and using light to do work.
4.2. Applications Light bulb, LED (Light Emitting Diode), lenses to magnify and reduce, laser speed detector, laser compact disk, fiber optic telephone communication, laser cutting tools, laser surgery instruments.
5. Thermal Technology
5.1. Description The technology of producing, storing, controlling, transmitting, and getting work from heat energy.
5.2. Applications Furnace, hot water heater, toaster, insulation, heat exchanger (radiator, condenser), refrigerator, jet engine.
6. Biotechnology
6.1. Description The technology of using, adapting and altering organisms and biological processes for a desired outcome.
6.2. Applications Stain “eating” enzymes in detergent, bacteria “leaching” of metals from ore, altering plant genes to produce better crops.
7. Mechanical Technology
7.1. Description The technology of putting mechanical parts together to produce, control and transmit motion.
8. Mechanical Technology
8.1. Description The technology of putting mechanical parts together to produce, control and transmit motion.
8.2. Applications Gear systems in a car transmission, brakes on a bicycle, agitator on a washing machine, latch set on a door.
9. Electrical Technology
9.1. Description The technology of producing, storing, controlling, transmitting and getting work from electrical energy.
9.2. Applications Power plant generator, flashlight battery, light switch, electric motor in a can opener, door bell, electric heater, hair dryer.
