Within a very short time, modern technology replaced methods and technologies that had been passed on for centuries.

"The question is: Will new technologies replace oil before we run out of oil?"

A. First, today's situation is transitional, as new technology replaces old.

A new technology may soon replace lasers in many cosmetic and medical applications, he said.

I think a lot of students came to the conclusion that technology can't replace the human element in classrooms.

While she and other educators agree that the technology will never replace a live teacher, there are exceptions.

The technology is very new and still in the laboratory stage, but may replace microelectromechanical systems.

And in an interview earlier this month, he backs new technologies for electricity production to replace nuclear power.

"But now technology is replacing a lot of workers, and the cheap labor isn't here anymore - it's overseas."

The union had 1.3 million members in 1979; today it has 600,000, and the number is falling as new technology replaces workers by the hundreds.