Technology Overview ​

1- Scientific discovery and advancement affect our lives in two different ways: new regulations that indicate new national directions, and new products and processes that improve our lives and communities. Technology and engineering transform scientific knowledge into action. At the same time, technological innovations often require more research into materials, equipment, and processes.

2- Together, these actions result in safer, higher-quality foods; more efficient and environmentally adequate agricultural practices; and better educated and more economically capable communities. This new knowledge may apply to a wide variety of national problems, including sustainability, safe and high-quality food, ecosystems, and rural economies.

3- Before those problems can be solved, however, new knowledge needs to be formulated into possible processes, products, devices, and technologies. This is the role of engineering research — a companion activity to scientific investigation.

4- Traditional university programs in agricultural engineering have changed into broader biological (or biosystems) engineering programs, often having close relations to chemical and electrical engineering and food engineering/technology. Software engineering and civil engineering programs provide interdisciplinary links. Fundamental research programs in biotechnology and genomics are based heavily on instrumentation developed by biomedical or biological engineers. Contributions by engineering research and technology development are the most widespread and relevant.

Glossary

To require: exigir

Role: papel; função

Broader: mais amplo

To provide: promover; fornecer

Widespread: comum; difundido