technologies
Advances in engineering
Technologies is the plural of technology, referring to multiple systems, tools, or methods derived from scientific knowledge.
The word often appears when discussing categories or comparisons: emerging technologies, green technologies, information technologies.
In business and policy contexts, technologies emphasizes distinct applications or innovations: We're investing in several new technologies.
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- computingProcessing data mathematically
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
cloud · AI · blockchain · interface · programming · database · encryption · analytics
Industrial product creation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
electronics · automotive · telecommunications · engineering · production · fabrication · machinery · CNC
Science of hereditary transmission
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
sequencing · microscopy · imaging · sensors · lasers · superconductors · cryogenics · centrifuge
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- progressMovement toward improvement
research · development · prototype · patent · startup · R&D · iteration · scaling
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- augmented-realityDigital content superimposed on surroundings
- exoskeletonsExternal supportive body coverings
- dronesUnmanned aerial vehicles
- wearablesBody-mounted tech devices
IoT · biometrics · graphene
software
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- computingProcessing data mathematically
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
data · cloud · AI · blockchain · interface · programming · database · encryption · analytics · internet
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
semiconductors · electronics · automotive · telecommunications · engineering · production · fabrication · machinery · CNC · hydraulics
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
chromatography · sequencing · microscopy · imaging · sensors · lasers · superconductors · cryogenics · centrifuge · electrophoresis
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
progress · research · development · prototype · patent · startup · R&D · iteration · scaling · commercialization
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- augmented-realityDigital content superimposed on surroundings
- exoskeletonsExternal supportive body coverings
- dronesUnmanned aerial vehicles
wearables · IoT · biometrics · graphene
router
Packet-forwarding network device
WAN · firewall · TCP/IP · VPN · wireless · bandwidth · latency · protocol · modem · fiber-optic
technologiesnature
Inherent quality or disposition
natural world · wilderness · natural phenomena · the wild · biology
technologiestraditions
Long-established customs passed down
handicrafts · artisanal methods · crafts · traditional methods · ancestral practices
technologiesbare hands
Ungloved, unequipped extremities
primitive tools · manual labor · brute force · physical effort
- information technologiesDigital data management systems
- technological innovationsNew practical scientific applications
- technological progressAdvancement through invention
- technological advancesNew tools and methods
- technological researchInvestigating applied sciences
- technological advancementsImprovements in applied science