Vocabulary
Study the following vocabulary.
Innovation
design – to make plans or drawings for how something will be made, also, these plans or drawings
development – the process of making a new idea or product or of improving an existing idea or product (also a verb, to develop)
innovation – thinking of new ideas, designs, ways of doing something, etc.
invent – to make or design something for the first time
RD – short for Research and Development, the process of investigating and working on new products, ideas, technology, etc.
breakthrough – a major success that allows further progress, for example in technology, medicine, etc.
cutting edge – the most modern and best of its kind, usually used to refer to technology that is very new, not widely available, and often experimental
state-of-the-art – the most advanced standard technology available
patent – a grant by a government giving the creator of a product,idea, etc., sole right to make, use and sell that invention
obsolete – out of date, no longer in use (usually used to refer to products or technology that have been replaced in common use by newer or better versions)