Unit 1 The Age of Robots 1
Main Reading:Machines with Minds of Their Own 5
Related Reading:Automation Insurance:Robots Are Replacing Middle Class Jobs 11
Unit 2 Nuclear Radiation 25
Main Reading:Fact Sheet on Biological Effects of Radiation Background 30
Related Reading:How Radiation Threatens Health 36
Unit 3 Food Safety 49
Main Reading:Impact of Chemometrics on Food Safety 53
Related Reading:The Food Industry:Son of Frankenfood? 59
Unit 4 The Use of NanOtechnoIOgy 72
Main Reading:How Nanotechnology Works 76
Related Reading:Cancer NanOtechnOlogy:Small,but Heading for the Big Time 83
Unit 5 The World Wide Web 96
Main Reading:How Long Will Google's Magic Last? 100
Related Reading:The Google Story 105
Unit 6 Global Warming 116
Main Reading:Getting Warmer 120
Related Reading:Dead Water 127
Unit 7 The Universe 140
Main Reading:Darkness on the Edge of the Universe 144
Related Reading:The Universe Beyond Einstein 151
Unit 8 Biology and Our Life 164
Main Reading:Opportunities for Applying Biotechnology 168
Related Reading:Challenges in Realizing the Global Potential of Agricultural Biotechnology 174