TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY TRANSFORMATION

Living things change matter and transform energy in many ways. The nuclear energy from nuclear power plants is used to produce energy. The sun's energy used to produce fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) are used to operate the internal combustion engine for transportation and auto assembly lines, separate the electron from its nuclei to generate an electrical current through wires that supply our homes with electricity, drive the process of photosynthesis--supplying chemical energy (food) for all living things...

Energy transformations impact the treatment of human disease...nuclear medicine, laser surgery...