A Great Week for Technology

You know I think technology is amazing! In just the first two days of this week, I've noticed two uses of technology that I can't stop marveling at!

The first deals with an athlete, Oscar Pistorius from South Africa, who was running in the 400 meter race at the London 2012 Olympics on prosthetic legs made of metal. This man has had artificial legs since he was a child, yet grew up playing rugby, tennis and water polo. He wanted to be a runner and an Olympic athlete so he worked and trained hard to make that happen. It was so inspiring to watch him run and to finish the race!

The second technological wonder this week is NASA's Curiosity, which has landed on the surface of Mars and has begun to explore it. Just think: scientists will actually be able to closely study a distant planet using this robotic technology. Here's one of the first pictures the Mars Rover has sent back to Earth. If you'd like to see other images from Curiosity, click for the NASA Image Gallery.

Have you found any amazing technology this summer? Tell us about it in the comment section, below!