| A | B |
|---|
| agricultural and related biotechnologies | the range of techniques used to produce most products and services today |
| communication and information technologies | the technologies used in processing data into information and communicating ideas and information |
| current technologies | the technologies used in maintaining health and curing illnesses |
| energy and power technlogies | the technologies used in converting materials into industrial and consumer products |
| high technology | the technologies used in growing food and producing natural fibers |
| manufacturing technologies | new technologies that are not in wide use today, but may become common in time |
| medical technologies | the stage of designing, developing, and specifying the characteristics of a product, structure, or service |
| research and development | the technologies used in converting and applying energy to power devices and systems |
