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Terrifyingly awesome technology
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Cover subtitle: 27 experiments for young scientists.Contents include: Plant seed breeding - Solar energy beam -- Robots and androids -- Microsatellites -- Reusable rockets -- Audio spotlights -- Sound disrupters -- Artificial intelligence -- The World Wide Web -- Driverless cars -- Virtual reality -- The cloud -- The Internet of things -- Genome technology -- GPS -- Air-conditioned clothing -- 3-D printing -- Smart glasses -- Holograms -- Laser surgery -- Drones -- Test-tube meat -- Harvesting water from the air -- Electric cars -- Powered exoskeletons -- Space elevator.
Summary: The world's coolest technology comes to life with fun, hands-on experiments for kids. These 27 experiments use basic stuff from around the house and will help you understand the fascinating and potentially scary world of driverless cars, artificial intelligence, robots and androids, 3-D printing, test-tube meat, smart clothing, and more. You'll learn what each breakthrough means, how it can improve our lives, and what its downside might be. An elevator leading into outer space? A robot that learns to think for itself? What could possibly go wrong? (Publisher)
Ages 9 up.