Inventions

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Absolutely necessary.
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indispensable
Use the maximum of something.
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harness the power
The disparity between the technical knowledge and expertise needed to solve environmental, social, and behavioural problems.
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ingenuity gap
The state or fact of being required.
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necessity
A design plan or other technical drawing.
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blueprint
Possible to do easily or conveniently.
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feasible
A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
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artisan
An important invention or discovery that can help deal with a problem or improve something.
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breakthrough
The most advanced stage in the development of something.
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cutting edge
The most modern of its type.
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state-of-the-art
No longer in use or valid.
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obsolete
A state in which movement or action is or appears to be continuous and unceasing.
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perpetual motion
The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
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radiation
A clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element.
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pendulum clock
A detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened.
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padlock
A glass or transparent container, usually rounded, with something inside that produces light.
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light bulb
A flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.
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electric current
An engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.
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steam engine
A period of global transition of the human economy towards more efficient.
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the industrial revolution
The action of taking information to a certain place or person.
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to carry information
An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
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binoculars
A curved piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material, used in cameras, glasses.
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lens
A display device which allows the user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen.
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touch screen
Invent a medicine.
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discover a cure for sth
Foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.
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genetically modified foods
Become apparent or prominent.
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to emerge
Make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
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to simplify
A container or box for storing something in.
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case
An internal or external computer component that stores data, such as the operating system, applications, and user files.
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hard drive
A computer's central communications backbone connectivity point.
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motherboard

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