Chapter 1 Information Technology Unit 1 Communication Technology Text A The Communication Technology Ecosystem Text B Understanding Communication Technologies Unit 2 Computer Technology Text A The Computer Revolution and the History of Technology Text B The Digitization of the World Picture Unit 3 Network Technology Text A The Internet Text B Social Networking
Chapter 2 Life Science and Technology Unit 4 Genetic Technology Text A 20 Years After Dolly the Sheep Led the Way——Where Is Cloning Now? Text B Genetics: The Study of Heredity Unit 5 AgriculturaL Biotechnology Text A Allergy-Free Peanuts? Not So Fast Text B Whatever Happened to Advanced Biofuels? Unit 5 Marine Biotechnology Text A Blue Biotechnology Rises from Below Text B Marine Biotechnology Opportunities for Latin America
Chapter 3 Transportation Technology Unit 7 Highway and Railway Text A A Survey of Wireless Communication Technologies & Their Performance for High Speed Railways Text B Evaluation of High-Speed Track Quality Using Dynamic Simulation of Vehicle-Track Interaction Unit 8 Sea Transportation Text A Green Marine: An Environmental Program to Establish Sustainability in Marine Transportation Text B Numerical Modeling of Air Pollutants Emitted by Waterway Transportation Unit 9 Air Transportation Text A What Supported the Growth of China' s Air Transport Industry from 1955 to 2011? Text B Estimating Indices of Airport Productivity in Greater China
Chapter 4 Environmental Science and Technology Unit 10 Ecosystem Text A Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability Text B Climate Change and U.S. Natural Resources: Advancing the Nation' s Capability to Adapt Unit 11 Resources and Environment Text A Improving the Sustainable Efficiency of Food Systems Text B Coping with Water Scarcity Challenge of the Twenty-First Century Unit 12 Environmental Monitoring Text A Alaska Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Strategy Text B Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure and Facts in St Rose, LA
Chapter 5 New Energy Technology Unit 13 Nuclear Energy Text A How Nuclear Power Can Stop Global Warming Text B What Happens During a Nuclear Meltdown? Unit 14 Solar Energy Text A A Way to the Most Abundant Energy Text B Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy Unit 15 Tidal & Wind Energy Text A Energy Out of the Blue: Generating Electric Power from the Clash of River and Sea Water Text B How a Wind Turbine Works
Chapter 6 Materials Science and Technology Unit 16 Nano Materials Text A Eight Reasons for Going Beyond Invisible to Nano Text B Camera Chip for a Smart Phone Provides Superfine 3-D Resolution Unit 17 Polymer Materials Text A Basic Concepts and the Primary Structure of Polymers Text B The History of the Concept of the Macromolecule Unit 18 Rare Earth Materials Text A A Brief Introduction to Rare Earth Materials Text B Rare Earth Elements Key to the Exercises