Unit 1 · Scientific StudyAchievements and Challenges of Science and Technology
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- Steam engine: an engine driven by the push of steam made by boiling water over a fire
- Nuclear power plant: a plant that spins a turbine with steam raised by the heat of nuclear fuel and so generates electricity
- By-product: a second substance that forms alongside the main product of a process
- Radiation: energy that spreads out from a source in the form of rays or tiny particles
- Cancer: a disease in which the cells of the body grow out of control
- Indigenous seed: a local seed variety that the farmers of a place have grown for generations
- Global warming: the steady rise of the average temperature of the Earth
- Artificial Intelligence: computer technology that learns and makes decisions in ways that resemble human thinking