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Unit 4 Technological Innovations

4.1 Nanotechnology

4.1.1 Read and study new words on the topic.

affect (v)

[əˈfekt]

воздействовать, влиять

amplify (v)

[æmplˈfaɪ]

= reinforce (v)

[ˌri: ınˈfɔːs]

усиливать

artificial (adj)

[ˌɑːtıfɪ∫ıəl]

искусственный

destroy (v)

[dıˈstrɔɪ]

уничтожать, разрушать

disperse (v)

[dıˈspɜːs]

рассеивать (n)

manufacture (v)

[ˌmænjʊˈfækt∫ə]

производить

perform (v)

[pəˈfɔːm]

выполнять

replace (v)

[rıˈpleıs]

заменять, вытеснять

remove (v)

[rıˈmu:v]

удалять

resist (v)

[rıˈzıst]

противостоять, сопротивляться

surgery (n)

[ˈsɜːdʒəri]

хирургия

supply (v)

[səˈplaı]

поставлять, обеспечивать

supply (n)

[səˈplaı]

запас, поставка

spill (v)

[spıl]

разлить

store (v)

[stɔː]

хранить

shape (v)

[∫eɪp]

формировать

target (n)

[ˈtɑːgıt]

цель

target (v)

нацеливать

4.1.2 Read these international words and guess their meanings.

aerosols

[ˈeərəsɒl]

bio-active

[baıə-æktıv]

ceramics

[sıˈræmɪks]

hierarchy

[ˈhaırɑːkı]

hierarchical

[haıˈrɑːkıkəl]

polymers

[ˈpɒlımə]

product

[ˈprɒdʌkt]

4.1.3 Answer the questions.

a) What do you know about nanotechnology?

b) What can we build with nanotechnology today and what will we be able to build in future?

4.1.4 Read the text and explain what nanotechnology is. Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. Thus it’s the science of building tiny things. Today we usually make things by shaping materials – cutting, grinding*, milling**, etc. But in the future, we’ll be able to work on a smaller scale and build things atom by atom.

Today scientists can build nanowires – extremely strong tubes that are just four atoms wide. And when they have the manufacturing systems, they’ll be able to build anything we want – diamonds, water, food, robots, etc. We’ll be able to make all kinds of things smaller, lighter, cheaper, stronger, and smarter.

We are at the start of a technological revolution and nanotechnology will affect every part of our lives – cars, computers, medicine, energy supplies, food, clothes. It will offer better built, longer lasting, cleaner, safer products for home, for communications, for transportation, for agriculture, and for industry in general. And it will happen sooner than most people think. By 2010 you won’t be able to count the number of businesses using nanotechnology.

* • шлифовка

** размол