What is Technology

impacts of communication technology

[DIGITAL CAMERAS] postive- (allows you to edit and pring only the pictures you like) [COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, CAMERAS] Negitive- (make forgery and plagiarism easier)

impacts of agricultural technology

[FERTILIZERS] postive-(can make plants produce more food per acre) negitive-(have found their way into ground water, polluting good drinking water)

impacts of bio-related technology

[HEALTH] positive-(improves quality of life, vitamins, vaccines, medications negitive-(side effects of some medications- mausea, shortness of breath, etc.)

impacts of nanotechnology

[IMPLANTED SENSORS] positive-(continulously sense and adjust medical treatment) negitive-(impede privacy)

impacts of imformation technology

[INTERNET] postive- (info is stored easily) negitive- (harder to distinguish b/w reliable & unreliable sources)

impacts of production technology

[MANUFACTURING] positve-(new products help to make our life easier and increase leisure time) negitive-(many industries use materials that can harm the environment) [CONSTRUCTION] positive-(provides shelter, improves roads, creates employment opportunities) negitive-(noise and debris, traffic problems, accidents and injuries)

impacts of materials technology

[NEW MATERIALS] positive-(able to reuse recycled materials to help the environment) negative-(don't know how the materials will behave over long periods of time)

impacts of environmental technology

[RECYCLING] positve-(improves water and air quality) negitive-(disposal of garbage is more complicated and time consuming)

impacts of medical technology

[X-RAYS] positve-(make it easier to diagnose injuries) negitive-(too make x-rays can cause cancer)

Information Technology

allows us to send signals around the world (tv, internet, satellite, GPS, cell phones)

biotechnology & agricultural technology

both deals with living things (plants, animals, and people)

construction technology

builds structures that support loads and protect us from the environment (house, bridge, roads)

manufacturing

changes natural or synthetic materials into usable products (clothing, vehicles, food)

What is Technology?

comprised of the products and processes created by engineers to meet our needs and wants

environmental technology

creates tools to minimize the effect of technology on the development of living things (hybrid vehicles, consercation, waste management(recycling))

madical technology

creates tools to treat disease and injury (lasers, prostheses, ultrasound, medications)

Communication technology

is givinig or exchanging info (magazines, DVDS, photography, video games)

nanotechnolgy

manupulating materials on an atomic or molecular level (sensors, nanobot, molecular manufacturing)

impacts of transportation technolgy

positve- (traveling long distances faster) negitive- (accidents)

impacts of energy and power technology

postive-(w/out energy & power, most technologies would not exist or work) negitive-overuse of nonrenewable resources

agricultural technology

produces plants and animals for food, fiber, and fuel (irrigation, food preservation, weed, and insect control)

transportation technology

provides a way for people, animals, products, and materials to be moved from one place to the next (airplane, train, cruise ships, conveyor belts)

Technology

study of human made world/ deals with "what can be"

Science

study of our natural world/ deals with "what is"

energy

the ability or capacity to do work chemical energy -> gasoline mechanical energy-> motion

materials technology

the development of materials with outstanding combinations of mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties that make other advances possible. (mosquito repellent clothing, artificial skin grafts for burn victims, advanced building materials such as composite decking)

production technology

the manufacturing of physical goods on an assembly line and the construction of strucures on a job site

power

the rate at which energy is transformed from one form to another electrical power-provides light and operates motors fluid power-uses fluids to produce motion hydraulic-uses a liquid

biotechnology

transforms living things into products or new forms of life (genetic engineering, bionics)