Essays and Research Papers on Technology & Society

This 6 page paper considers a purchase decision for a 120/208 electrical distribution panel board. The paper looks at three different suppliers, the boards they can supply and then assesses their potential use. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 3 page exploration of this technology and its usefulness in the dentistry setting. While digital x-rays offer many advantages they also come hand-in-hand with certain limitations. These include equipment limitations as well as personnel limitations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses usability design and aesthetics of wheelchairs, and takes the student through how and why an aesthically-designed wheelchair would be a positive benefit. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines what is meant by information warfare, how it has been seen in the past and the ways in which it may be seen in emerge in the current days. Examples are cited to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 3 page emphasis of the need to find alternative energy choices. The author lists several alternatives and details the applicability of fuel cells. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which reviews and evaluates the website http://theanimalrescuesite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines how culture has, or does not have, an impact on innovation. The paper focuses on how national culture does not necessarily have an impact on innovation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the convenience food, microwave food. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page overview of the many components that make up the aviation system. The author reviews both tangible and intangible components, components such as the plane's wing and engine and the pilot's experience and cognitive function. Bibliography lists source.

4 pages in length. Teenagers are busy people with active lives. From discussing the latest fashions with their best friends to flirting with the cute boys in their homeroom classes or planning the semester's best party for this coming Friday night to worrying about the upcoming algebra test, teenagers often have several different ...

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses travel reservation and 911 emergency call center key performance indicators. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page emphasis on the importance of turning to renewable energy. This paper sums up the environmental and economic costs of our petroleum based lifestyles and presents alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power as feasible alternatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the issue presented and relates it to the current literature. As technological advancements enter almost every avenue of business development, personalized web-based systems have been created to tailor business operations to the specific needs of the user. Personalized web-based systems make use of artificial intelligence (AI), ...

A 4 page examination of the causative factors in the escalating gasoline prices. The author explores domestic and foreign factors to conclude that in reality there is a multiplicity of reasons but that the real reason is supply and demand. Our continued dependence on oil has put control in the hands of the ...

This 20 page paper looks at what groupware and collaborative team work entail; why scientists need to collaborate; what collaboratories are; approaches to studying collaboratories in general and scientific collaboratories specifically; and how such collaboratories can be improved. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

A 7 book review of Henry Petroski's text Invention by Design. This Duke professor of civil engineering, unlike many authors who write about technology, in his text Invention by Design, does not take his readers into the often obscure depths of technical definitions and convoluted descriptions that are best understood by fellow geeks and engineering ...

A 3 page paper which discusses how many schools are banning the use of cell phones. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page assessment of the potential negative impacts of genetic engineering as it is applied towards food crops. The author contends our production of genetically engineered crops will ultimately impact not just our population but the world population as a whole. Furthermore, this production has a high likelihood of ultimately causing pollution, ...

This 8 page paper examines the difference in weapons and tactics employed in the two conflicts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing the local area of Winnipeg, Manitoba in terms of business, industry and demographic changes as they could affect the telecommunications industry there. Two other companies currently offer telephone and related communications services, but there appears to be room for at least one more. Competition is not the evil ...

15 pages in length. The lightening speed with which mankind is developing his technological prowess is a reality that only fifty years ago would seem wholly out of reach. Today, however, the extent to which technological advancement has provided for a much more convenience-based global community is both grand and far-reaching; that the ...

This 6 page paper takes a look at the future of wireless technology. Several examples are provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page overview of the crystallization process and the equipment that is used to accomplish it. The author comments on design diversity and its relationship with the specific industry. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the following quote “Computing technology is the most powerful and most flexible technology ever devised. For this reason computing is changing everything “where and how we work, where and how we learn, shop, eat, vote, receive medical care, and spend free time, make war, make friends, make love”. The ...

This 6 page paper discusses evolutionary robotics, current work in the field, and what we might see in the future. Bibliography lists 9 sources.