Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification process that plays a crucial role in producing clean and potable water.

In primary school, most students learn that matter exists in one of three states — solid, liquid or gas.

For the baby boomer and Gen X generations, heading to the dealership to look for a car or truck presented two options — gasoline or diesel.

Technology has changed dramatically in the last couple of decades.

Look up at the sky anywhere in the world, at any time during the day, and you'll likely spot at least one aeroplane.

Modern medicine involves some true technological wonders — some that we may take for granted.

What do a boat, trailer, car and skyscraper have in common? When made with steel, they're held together by welds.

When we think of chemistry, we generally picture things like bubbling test tubes, lab coats and safety goggles.

Most of us have experienced something acidic in our lives, from the sulfuric acid you may have used in a high school chemistry lab to the burning of lemon juice in a papercut on the tip of your finger.

Technology shapes our world and everything in it. We use it when we wake up, when we travel to work, when we come home to relax and in some cases, even when we sleep.