technological innovations

"Takes a look at the . . . technology created by NASA and how humans use that technology every day on Earth, from memory foam mattresses to GPS"--Provided by publisher.

Already widely used to deliver blood products in rural Africa, medical drones are on the verge of vastly improving health care in the United States. Medical Drones shows how unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to bring medical samples to laboratories, transport organs for transplants, and even serve as flying ambulances to save the lives of sick and injured patients.

Introduces children to some of the inventions that changed the world.

"Can flying robots help save entire ecosystems? Find out in this book, which brings together two major issues of modern times: the growing use of drones and ways to protect and restore natural environments. As drones become more advanced, they are revolutionizing conservation research andefforts in . . . ways--from planting over a hundred trees a minute to capturing . . . information about wildlife populations in remote places"--Provided by publisher.

"In science fiction, hoverboard users glide above sidewalks on machines that look like skateboards with no wheels. How could one of these floating boards be created? Scientists have some ideas, which include using powerful magnets. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life hoverboard!"--Provided by publisher.

"Native rural Virginian and now Chief technology officer at Microsoft, Kevin Scott, discusses the future of AI and how it can be realistically used to promote growth even as the job landscape shifts"--Provided by publisher.

"In [this book] kids ages 9 to 12 learn about the products, processes, and improvements people have come up with to change the world in which we live."--Back cover.

An introduction to the Maker Movement, describing the technologies and tools accessible to innovators, with stories of how ordinary people have devised extraordinary products and started successful new business ventures with creativity and hard work.

"Explores how and why exoskeletons were developed, how the technology works today, and how the technology will be advanced in the future"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores how and why gene editing was developed, how the technology works today, and how the technology will be advanced in the future"--Provided by publisher.