What is Technology: Definition and 497 Discussions
Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia) is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. Systems (e.g. machines) applying technology by taking an input, changing it according to the system's use, and then producing an outcome are referred to as technology systems or technological systems.
The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools. The prehistoric invention of shaped stone tools followed by the discovery of how to control fire increased sources of food. The later Neolithic Revolution extended this, and quadrupled the sustenance available from a territory. The invention of the wheel helped humans to travel in and control their environment.
Developments in historic times, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale.
Technology has many effects. It has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products known as pollution and deplete natural resources to the detriment of Earth's environment. Innovations have always influenced the values of a society and raised new questions in the ethics of technology. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, and the challenges of bioethics.
Philosophical debates have arisen over the use of technology, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar reactionary movements criticize the pervasiveness of technology, arguing that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition.
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okay, i am almost done finishing my high-school physics project and have sucessfully answered all questions...except this one that i can't seem to get a grasp on (or even know where to begin):
How has technology influenced the quality of data in Joule's work with...
X-FORCE
I propose the existence of an X-FORCE. I am calling it X-FORCE as it is experimental and not yet proven.
In this paper, I present my theory of X-FORCE and X-FIELDS and also the scientific derivation.
I shall also present the scientific background and information that proves the...
What do you think about medical technology. I am a freshman in college and I was considering majoring in it. I just got done talking to my advisor and she didnt seem to know much, other than it is all lab work. Which is something I would like. Although I just want to be sure I can actually...
For much of human history China had a more advanced civilization and technology than Europe. Why did China fall behind Europe in technology?
http://www.cba.uni.edu/economics/Gernes.pdf
http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/china.htm
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Energy Science and Technology is one of the areas of special interest of Mechanical Engineering. Can you explain me about Energy Science and Technology, its applications and how big this field is?
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im doing an essay for a Questioning tecnolgy course.
the question is "Is technology moving to fast for morals to keep up?".
it a good question but i don't really know where to start with it!
any help would be really Appreciated :smile:
Hi. One of my friends is a vegan (yes, i know, but that's not the point) and she's very interested in product testing on animals...Namely, technology that can replicate it. See, she's looking for more information on how technology, machines or otherwise, might be as accurate of measuring...
What type of schools should a student go , Polytechnic or Institute of Technology, if he want to receive a higher education for research & development?
Hello
Just wanted to know
is there anyone on this board preparing for IIT(Indian Institute Of technology) or of it.
I know one or two but are there more.
Anyway and for other competetive exams around the globe.
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Discuss the differences between digital and non-digital communication. the conventions of both must be demonstrated using examples. Terminology must be employed correctly throughout...
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I have gathered research about the difference between analogue and digital, however I cannot think of...
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Cloning technology has been developed so fast in recent years and it has drawn concerns from the public. Advanced technology has made cloning humans possible. In the future, there might be many clones of mine. Of course, this issue will certainly cause a lot of religious, ethic...
"It seems likely that, at some time in the future, machines will be able to do most of te jobs people do today. We may face a future of jobless growth--a time when productivity increases not because of the work people do but because of the work of machines."
If this really happen in the future...
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Transhumanism is the belief that humans should be biologically/physically improved. This field materialized I believe around 1985 and formed the first organization, the Extropy Institute http://www.extropy.org/ around 1989 I believe.
Transhumanists seek to use radical...
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I haven't studied this yet but to me this seems an unlikely technology. This must be terribly inefficient. It even strikes me a bit as a scam - clean technology? Comments?
Technology spreading healing vibes - now THAT'S smart!
http://www.BreezeOfHawaii.com
This wonderful website has free Hawaiian music you can play on your computer. The healing energy of the beauty emenates from the computer like magic medicine.
Technology DOES spread heavenly healing...
The standard mode of education in the United States, and I assume everywhere, is didactic. A teacher with a classroom full of students scatters knowledge about and the students absorb this knowledge—teaching by telling. I would say that it is an osmosis form of education—effortless...
So, I saw something on TV the other day, about this guy who claimed to work in some S3 division of Area 51. He claimed to be a physicsts who worked there, and told how UFOs fly.
He said they have three "anti-gravity" guns that fire out the bottom. He said the guns interfere with the waves...
I am strongly interested in Stealth Technology. Is this field concerned with Physics? What subject do I need to study for this Technology? Plasma or Electronics?
I am researching different technologies to fit into a science fiction story that I have been working on. While Sci-fi usually takes liberties with science in the name of good storytelling, I think it is important to provide as much believability as possible, and this is why I am coming to these...
when i thought about this
i don't think any new physics is being found just all same
but the with the physics knowledge we have now.. is it possible to get better technology ?
I have just found an article concerning a new field of tech that claims to be able to transfer data trhough spin waves. Apparently, it also claims to have found a [possible] link between gravity and electromagnetism. Comments anyone?
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A computer was something on TV
From a science fiction show of note
A window was something you hated to clean
And ram was the cousin of a goat.
Meg was the name of my girlfriend
And gig was a job for the nights
Now they all mean different things
And that really mega bytes.
An...
What are your thoughts on how this world will be different 20 years from now? Here are my thoughts.
1. Virtual reality will be as widespread as the internet allowing you to escape the human world.
2. Robots are your friends. Every household will have one. Just like the Jetsons :smile...
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Seems that 65 nm technology is already not a problem if they plan to
begin the initial production from it!
How can that be?
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The technology exist to:
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* Cure disases as AIDS, cancer, MS...
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ARGH! I have an interview with a university tomorrow! I don't know anything about the subject i have applied for - Physics with Quantum and Laser Technology.
Do they ask you about why you chose the subject?? Can anyone suggest some links i can read up on?
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I'm working on a project which deals with making a vacuum cleaner huge in size to clean the roads. So..i'm looking for some formulas and calcuations to calculate the pressure drop need to be created, the size of the nozzle, the adoptable fan/impeller/blower etc.
where can i...
"A quantum leap"
when some one says there's been a "quantum leap" in technology, are they not acually saying there has been a really tiny leap?
or am i not understanding the term "quantum" correctly.
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It seems that Israel is again repaying US loans and grants with the lastest technologies.
Truth is stranger than fiction!
When I pictured the streets of New York, with tens of thousands of people walking around with their finger stuck in their ear...
You just can't make up stuff this good! In five years it will seem natural to stick your finger in your ear to answer the...
Hey all,
New guy on the site. Just to start off, I'm 15 year old who enjoys reading (mainly physics).
Now, as many may already know, current crystaline silicon has been proven to have a total efficiency of 25%. Some companies have even quit on their thin film solar cell technology due...
Assuming that we don’t destroy ourselves first...
First, could we eventually lose the knowledge of how computers work? Given that AI will reach some point of critical mass [so to speak] and that machines will design machines that design machines etc, might the complexities of this technology...
This may belong in the general topic books, but as his stuff is directly related to technology and computers specifically, I'll post it in here. Snow Crash is fantastic. The prose, his satirical accuracy, and narrative strength all collude to make this a book that I have read over and over...
Could this experiment ever work ?
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WHat do you think the technology will be in the year 4000?
my top five
1 flying cars
2 No war solve wars by playing cricket
3 The whole world will be connected by teleporters
4 people will live past 400
5 Video games will be subliminal
I have heard a lot about how holographic technology will progress in the near future, and have looked at how complex the equipment needed is. Will it be possible in the near future to have holographic projecters in the home, for example instead of TVs? How hard would it be to film and show a 3D...