Boek Summit 2B - Unit 9 - Les 2

(of ideas, products, etc.) creative, original, and unlike anything else that exists

innovatief, creatief

scientific knowledge put into practice in a particular area, especially in industry

technologie

extremely small

minuscuul, heel klein

a very small piece of semiconductor, used to make a complicated electronic circuit or integrated circuit

chip, geïntegreerde schakeling

a device or drug delivery system that is permanently placed in the body

implantaat, ingebouwd apparaat

the study of working with incredibly tiny materials and devices to create new technologies and applications

nanotechnologie, nanotech

far away in space or distant in position

afgelegen, ver

the branch of medicine that involves the surgical treatment of disease or injury

chirurgie

the scientific process of creating an identical or near-identical copy of a living organism, cell, or DNA sequence through asexual reproduction or genetic engineering techniques

kloneren, duplicatie

an artificial environment generated by a computer that makes the user think what they are seeing or hearing is real, by using a special headphone and a helmet that displays the generated environment

virtuele realiteit, virtualiteit

the science or process of deliberately modifying the features of a living organism by changing its genetic information

genetische modificatie

a field of science that deals with creating programs able to learn or copy human behavior

kunstmatige intelligentie, AI