Across
- 1. A new business, usually in technology, created to develop innovative products or ideas.
- 3. An important discovery or development that changes a situation significantly.
- 6. A person who is one of the first to explore, develop, or use a new area of knowledge, activity, or technology.
- 7. Extremely new and important; introducing original ideas or methods.
- 9. The first version or model of a product, used for testing before mass production.
- 12. doing something new or original that others will follow or learn from
- 13. A difficult task or problem that requires effort and skill to solve.
- 16. Very modern and using the most recent technology or ideas.
- 17. Working well and producing good results with little waste of time or energy.
- 19. Designed to continue over time without harming the environment or resources.
Down
- 2. The detailed study or investigation of a subject to discover new information.
- 4. A scientific test used to discover or prove something.
- 5. Highly developed or more complex than others.
- 8. Able to produce original and imaginative ideas.
- 10. An official document that gives someone the right to make or sell an invention. As a verb: To obtain legal protection for an invention so that others cannot copy or sell it without permission.
- 11. The use of scientific knowledge to create tools, machines, or systems.
- 14. Using new ideas or methods; showing creativity.
- 15. A person who starts and manages a new business, taking financial risks.
- 18. An answer or way to fix a problem or difficulty.