Technology Facts for Kids
Cool facts about computers and tech
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovered over 2,600 confirmed exoplanets before retiring in 2018.
Materials science drives technology by discovering new materials like graphene, carbon nanotubes, and metamaterials.
Graphene is a sheet of carbon just one atom thick and is one of the strongest and most conductive materials ever discovered.
Superconductors conduct electricity with zero resistance at very low temperatures, enabling powerful magnets for MRI and particle accelerators.
Nuclear fusion—the process that powers the sun—could one day provide virtually limitless clean energy on Earth.
ITER is a massive experimental fusion reactor being built in France by 35 nations to prove fusion power is possible.
Internet speeds have increased roughly a million times since dial-up was introduced in the 1990s.
Technology has undergone constant miniaturization: a modern smartphone contains more computing power than a 1960s mainframe.
The space elevator concept proposes a tether from Earth's surface to geostationary orbit to cheaply transport cargo to space.
Bioprinting uses 3D printing technology with biological materials to build living tissue layer by layer.