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Jennifer Kroll

CUTTING EDGE

THE

BREAKTHROUGHS IN TECHNOLOGY

Consultants

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Lori Oczkus

Literacy Consultant

Based on writing from

TIME For Kids. TIME For Kids and the TIME

For Kids logo are registered trademarks of

TIME Inc. Used under license.

Publishing Credits

Dona Herweck Rice , Editor-in-Chief

Lee Aucoin , Creative Director

Jamey Acosta , Senior Editor

Heidi Fiedler , Editor

Lexa Hoang , Designer

Stephanie Reid , Photo Editor

Rane Anderson , Contributing Author

Rachelle Cracchiolo , M.S.Ed., Publisher

Image Credits: pp.1415, 18, 3031 Alamy;

pp.5253, 57 Associated Press; pp.14, 31

(bottom), 45, 56 Corbis; p.42 Eyejusters

Ltd.; pp.15 (top), 20, 30, 32, 43, 46, 52 Getty

Images; p.35 (top) Georgia Tech; pp.3233

iStockphoto; pp.45 AFP/Newscom; p.6

Brian Kersey/UPI/Newscom; pp.1213 Helle,

Jochen/artur/Newscom; p.27 AFP/Getty

Images/Newscom; p.35 (middle) Tannen

Maury/EPA/Newscom; p.44 Bernd Settnik/

dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom; pp.4849

imago stock&people/Newscom; p.24

NASA; pp.7, 89, 11, 1617, 22, 39, 4041,

51, 5455 (illustrations) Matthew Tiongco;

pp.19 (top), 2425, 38, 54 Photo Researchers

Inc.; p.35 (bottom) Tufts Universtiy; All other

images from Shutterstock.

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Bigger, Better, Smarter ...........

On the Move ...................

Getting the Message ............

Healthy Changes ..............

Whats On Next? ..............

Tomorrows Technology ........

Glossary .....................

Index .......................

Bibliography .................

More to Explore ...............

About the Author ..............

Table

of

Contents

Bigger , Better ,

Smarter

Its the 21st century . Our world is changing

quickly . We have cars that talk , robots that play soccer ,

and phones that do more than talk . We can print

new organs . Or search for aliens . Its hard to imagine

life without technology. And its all possible thanks to

creative people using cutting-edge computers . Some

inventions make our lives easier . Others make us more

productive . The most exciting ones inspire new ideas .

a scientist working with

the latest technology

How have advances in

technology made our

lives better ?

How has technology

made our lives more

complicated ?

What technologies would

you like to see developed ?

On

the

Move

In todays world , we are always on the move .

With so many forms of transportation , its easy to

get to where we want to go . In fact , we can be on

the other side of the world by tomorrow!

Flying Cars

Today , cars can seem as if theyre driving us

rather than the other way around . The latest cars

can park themselves. They can read text messages

and call without any help from drivers .

Theres even a car that flies . It looks like a small

helicopter . But its designed to fly in the air

and drive on land . Flying cars should be available

to buy in 2014 .

A Driver in

the passenger

seat

In the future , drivers may not need to

do much driving . Carmakers are already

testing cars that drive themselves .

Perhaps , someday , we will all just

relax while the computers in our

cars drive us around .

a concept car

The Heart of the Matter

Thermometers

at the base of

the steering

wheel compare

the temperature

of the car interior to the

temperature of the driver.

A higher temperature

may mean the driver is

distracted by traffic .

The seat belt monitors the

drivers breathing rate . In

difficult driving conditions , the

driver may grow tense and

begin breathing more quickly .

Sensors on the steering

wheel monitor the

temperature of

the drivers

face . Stressful

situations may

cause blood

to flood

the face

and raise

the drivers

temperature .

Car manufacturers know its easy for drivers to get

distracted while driving , and distractions can be dangerous.

Researchers are currently working on ways to monitor the

drivers body for clues . Changes in temperature , heart rate ,

or breathing may mean the driver is stressed . Researchers

want to find out when making a phone call or changing the

song on an MP3 player is safe and when it could be deadly .

If the car can tell the difference , it can help the driver pay

attention to the road when its most needed.

Robot Builders

The first cars were extremely

expensive because they had to

be built one at a time . To make

cars more affordable , Henry Ford

developed an assembly line that made

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