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 Alternative fuels for automobiles


 Diesel engines (how they work, their applications)
 The technology behind military self-guided missiles
 CD-RW, DVD +R/-R drives (how they work)
 Nanocrystalline technology (specialized metal-ceramic composites used for coatings)
 Sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment used by high-level government agencies
 The Envistat satellite (how it monitors the Earth, how it was launched, how it is maintained)
 Distributed Computing and Peer-to-Peer Computing (P2P) (SETI@home)
 Data encryption technology (e.g, Twofish, Triple-DES, AES encryption methods, etc.)
 Digital audio compression technology (e.g., MP3, Sony’s ATRAC compression scheme, etc.)
 Energy scavengers (wireless vibrational parasites)
 Bluetooth wireless technology protocol
 guidance systems)
 Digital Video Discs (DVD) (how they work)
 Mini DV Digital video cameras (how they work)
 Modern electronic engine management systems (automobiles)
 Digital cameras (how an image is processed and recorded)
 High-definition plasma screens (how they work, advantages, disadvantages)
 Microelctronics and materials (production of high-resolution integrated circuits)
 Nanotube transistors
 Smart pills (emerging nanotechnology in medicine)
 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) (flat panel displays using OLED technology)
 Magnetic levitation trains (Maglev trains)
 Airborne pathogen control systems (aerobiology of the indoor environment)
 Artificial neural networks (i.e., parallel distributed processing, neuro-computing, etc.)
 Advanced manufacturing technology (the use of robotics in precision
 chnology (the science of formulating concrete for major structures)
 Geotechnics (ground improvement, slope stability, soil dynamics)
 RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) data storage technology
 Predictive and preventive maintenance systems used for asset optimization in manufacturing
 Information technology: protecting a company’s critical information assets
 Managing a company’s computer network infrastructure
 Automation systems used in high-tech manufacturing (self-monitoring equipment)
 Nanochips: design and manufacture
 Modern fuel injection systems used on automobiles
 Inexpensive customizable robots used for industrial purposes (swarmbots)
 Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags/readers used for process automation and monitoring
 Stealth submarines: running silent and deep
 Synesthesia: hearing colors, tasting shapes
 Self-repairing computers
 Hearing implants
 Smart antennas: adaptive antenna arrays
 Nanomanufacturing
 Geocaching (the sport of searching for strategically placed hidden treasures via GPS devices)
 MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) technology
 Artificial neural networks capacity DVD formats)

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