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Technische und Naturwissenschaftliche Berichte: Verständlich gliedern, gut gestalten, überzeugend vortragen
by Heike HeringDieses Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch vermittelt alle wichtigen und notwendigen Kenntnisse, um schriftliche oder mündliche Ausarbeitungen in MINT- und ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Fächern professionell und effizient zu gestalten. Mit Mustergliederungen und Tipps in Form von Richtig-Falsch-Gegenüberstellungen werden vor allem praktische Hinweise auf übersichtliche Art gegeben. Die Beispiele sind meist aus eigenen Arbeiten der Autorin und ihres Vaters entnommen und stammen daher häufig aus dem Maschinenbau. Über häufige Fehler in Technischen Berichten, den Einsatz von Textverarbeitungs- und Präsentationsgrafik-Programmen, die Gestaltung von Abbildungen und Tabellen sowie auf die mündliche Präsentation des Technischen Berichts, auch als Kurzvortrag, wird in einzelnen Abschnitten eingegangen. Die vorliegende neunte Auflage wurde neben inhaltlichen Überarbeitungen vor allem durch Springer Nature (SN) Flashcards ergänzt, die bei der Einprägung des vermittelten Wissens unterstützen und so das Erarbeiten von technischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Berichten noch effizienter machen.
Technische Zuverlässigkeit: Datenanalytik, Modellierung, Risikoprognose
by Stefan BrackeDieses Lehrbuch vermittelt Methoden der Datenanalytik zur Abbildung der Technischen Zuverlässigkeit und Risikoprognose unter Zuhilfenahme der Probabilistik, Statistik sowie der Modellbildung. Eingesetzt werden die Methoden der Technischen Zuverlässigkeit in den elementaren Phasen des Produktentstehungsprozesses (Konzept- und Serienentwicklung, Produktion) sowie während des Feldeinsatzes technischer Produkte. Dieses Buch umfasst ausführlich Grundlagen der Statistik, graphische Visualisierung und Berechnungsverfahren. Zahlreiche Fallbeispiele werden durchgerechnet und repräsentieren typische Aufgabenstellungen des Ingenieurs bei der Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse in Entwicklung/Produktion sowie der Beurteilung von Feldschäden. Die Zielgruppen sind somit gleichermaßen Studenten der Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie Ingenieure, welche sich mit der Technischen Zuverlässigkeit im Rahmen der Entwicklung und Herstellung komplexer technischer Produkte sowie im Rahmen der Felddatenanalyse auseinandersetzen. Die Darlegung der Methoden und Verfahren der Technischen Zuverlässigkeit folgt dem Leitmotiv „Theoriegeleitet – Praxisorientiert“, sodass das vorliegende Buch sowohl als Nachschlagewerk als auch als Lehrbuch Verwendung finden kann.
Technischer Ausbau von Gebäuden: und nachhaltige Gebäudetechnik
by Dirk BohneAuf dem neuesten “Stand der Technik” präsentiert sich das Buch noch übersichtlicher mit einer neu gegliederten, äußerst benutzerfreundlichen Darbietung des Stoffes. Das Fachwissen wurde dabei konzentriert und komprimiert auf die für Architekten und Bauingenieure relevanten Sachverhalte und Zusammenhänge. Komplett neu gestaltet wurde der umfangreiche Abbildungsteil mit hochwertigen Zeichnungen zur bildhaften Kommentierung des Textes. Um im Technischen Ausbau mit der technologischen Entwicklung, den steigenden Komfortansprüchen und den Erfordernissen eines wirtschaftlichen und umweltfreundlichen Umgangs mit der Energie Schritt zu halten, ist der “Wellpott/ Bohne” weiterhin ein unverzichtbares Grundlagenbuch.
Technischer Lärmschutz: Praktische Methoden zur Minderung von Lärm und Schwingungen
by Werner Schirmer Jörn HübeltDieses Fachbuch behandelt Themen des technischen Lärmschutzes und den eng mit ihm verbundenen Schwingungsschutz. Es enthält physikalische Erläuterungen, Bemessungs-, Mess- und Bewertungsmethoden, umfangreiche Literatur- und Normenzitate und ist mit zahlreichen Bildern und Tabellen ausgestattet. Die Darstellungsweise orientiert sich an kompakten Fortbildungsveranstaltungen für Ingenieure. Für diese Neuauflage wurde das zuletzt 2006 erschienene Fachbuch - insbesondere in den Bereichen der Messtechnik und der Schalldämpferauslegung - umfangreich aktualisiert, wobei die ursprüngliche Konzeption beibehalten wurde. Es ist geeignet sowohl für die tägliche Arbeit von Ingenieuren als auch für das Studium und die individuelle Wissenserweiterung.
Technischer Vertrieb: Eine praxisorientierte Einführung in das Business-to-Business-Marketing
by Michael Kleinaltenkamp Samy SaabDas Buch liefert eine praxisorientierte Einführung in das Gebiet des technischen Vertriebs bzw. Business-to-Business-Marketings. Die Autoren behandeln alle relevanten Themen des Fachs und stellen die wichtigsten Konzepte und Methoden vor. Ziel ist es, Praktikern und Studierenden mit ingenieurswissenschaftlichem oder einem anderen nicht-kaufmännischen Hintergrund einen schnellen Einstieg und zugleich umfassenden Überblick zu dem Thema zu ermöglichen.
Technischer Vertrieb
by Michael Kleinaltenkamp Samy SaabDas Buch liefert eine praxisorientierte Einführung in das Gebiet des technischen Vertriebs bzw. Business-to-Business-Marketings. Die Autoren behandeln alle relevanten Themen des Fachs und stellen die wichtigsten Konzepte und Methoden vor. Ziel ist es, Praktikern und Studierenden mit ingenieurswissenschaftlichem oder einem anderen nicht-kaufmännischen Hintergrund einen schnellen Einstieg und zugleich umfassenden Überblick zu dem Thema zu ermöglichen.
Technisches Handbuch Logistik 1: Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Intralogistik
by Karl-Heinz WehkingDieses zweibändige Handbuch vermittelt die systemtechnischen Grundlagen und den technischen Entwicklungsstand der Bereiche Materialfluss und Logistik.Der erste Band behandelt zunächst die Bereiche der Entwicklung und Eingrenzung von Fördertechnik, Materialflusstechnik, Intralogistik und technischer Logistik. Diese beinhalten die Beschaffungs-, Produktions-, Distributions- und Entsorgungslogistik. Eingegangen wird ebenfalls auf die wirtschaftliche und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Logistik.Daran anschließend werden die Bauelemente der Logistik nach den Konstruktionselementen der Fördertechnik (Seile, Ketten, Bremsen etc.) vorgestellt sowie auf die Antriebstechnik und Ölhydraulik eingegangen. Ein weiteres Kernthema dieses Abschnitts sind die Konstruktionselemente der Elektrotechnik, d. h. der Sensorik, Aktorik, Steuerungs- und Regelungstechnik. Mit beiden Komponenten lassen sich die maschinenbaulichen Konstruktion und die Automatisierung der Maschinen und Einrichtungen der Logistik realisieren. Abschließend wird die Systematik der Materialflussaufgaben, hauptsächlich für die Stückgüter, umfangreich dargestellt. Es wird auf Verpackungstechnik und Ladeeinheitenbildung, Lagertechnik, Fördertechnik (Stetig- und Unstetigförderer), Sortier- und Kommissioniertechnik, Verkehrstechnik, Handhabungstechnik und Weiteres eingegangen.
Technisches Handbuch Logistik 2: Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Intralogistik
by Karl-Heinz WehkingDieses zweibändige Handbuch vermittelt die systemtechnischen Grundlagen und den technischen Entwicklungsstand der Bereiche Materialfluss und Logistik. Der zweite Band beginnt mit einer systematischen und umfassenden Darstellung der heutigen Informations- und Steuerungssysteme der Logistik sowie deren zukünftige Weiterentwicklung. Heutige Systeme der Materialflusstechnik und Logistik sind ohne digitale Informations- und Steuerungssysteme nicht vorstellbar und optimierungsfähig. In diesem Zusammenhang werden beispielsweise ERP-Systeme, Warehouse Management Systeme (WMS), Warehouse Control Systeme (WCS), Transportmanagementsysteme (TMS) und Weiteres. behandelt. Daran schließt sich das Thema rechnergestützte Planungstechniken mit den Teilgebieten Aufgaben der Planung, Vorgehensweise, Simulation und Expertensysteme an. Am Ende dieses Teilkapitels werden Forschungsergebnisse des IFT zur Weiterentwicklung im Bereich der EDV-gestützten Planung vorgestellt. Abschließend wird an zwei Projektbeispielen die heutige moderne und hochautomatisierte Einrichtung der Distributions- und zukünftigen Automobilproduktionslogistik gezeigt (Forschungsprojekt des IFT ARENA2036). Bei letzterem geht es um die flexible wandlungsfähige Automobilproduktion für die Stückzahl 1.
Technisches Zeichnen für Ingenieure: Ein Überblick (essentials)
by Bernd SchröderMaschinenbauliche und bautechnische Zeichnungen legen die zu erstellenden Objekte fest. Um diese Zeichnungen eindeutig zu gestalten, wurde ein umfangreiches Normenwerk etabliert, in welchem Grundnormen und Zeichnungsarten vereinbart sind. Formate, Maßstäbe und Ansichten werden vorgestellt, ebenso wie Linien und Darstellungen (Linienarten, Buchstaben, Ziffern und Schrift). Schraffur und Bemaßung sind ebenfalls aufgeführt. Für bautechnische Zeichnungen wird die Darstellung von Baumaterialien gezeigt, aber auch Bauelemente. Beim werkzeugbaulichen Zeichnen interessieren die technischen Oberflächen und Rauheitsbezeichnungen, Grenzmaße und Passungen. Auch Schweißbezeichnungen gehören dazu oder Muster von Bearbeitungsspuren. Für technische Systeme werden Stücklisten behandelt. Form- und Lagetoleranzen sichern die geometrische Genauigkeit des zu fertigenden Bauteils.
Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment
by Michael Huesemann Joyce HuesemannNanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known as modern industrial civilization, without demanding any fundamental changes in our behavior. There is a pervasive belief that technological innovation will enable us to continue our current lifestyle indefinitely and will prevent social, economic and environmental collapse. Techno-Fix shows that negative unintended consequences of technology are inherently predictable and unavoidable, techno-optimism is completely unjustified, and modern technology, in the presence of continued economic growth, does not promote sustainability, but hastens collapse. The authors demonstrate that most technological solutions to social and technology-created problems are ineffective. They explore the reasons for the uncritical acceptance of new technologies, show who really controls the direction of technological change, and then advocate extensive reform.This comprehensive exposé is a powerful argument for why we can and should put the genie back in the bottle. An insightful and powerful critique, it is required reading for anyone who is concerned about blind techno-optimism and believes that the time has come to make science and technology more socially and environmentally responsible.For more information, please visit technofix.org .
Techno-Fixers: Origins and Implications of Technological Faith
by Sean JohnstonThis is the story of a seductive idea. Over the past century, the potential of new technology to solve social dilemmas has captivated modern culture. From apps that encourage physical activity to airport scanners meant to prevent terrorism, the concept that clever innovation can improve society is irresistible, but faith in such technological fixes is seldom questioned. Where did this idea come from, what makes it so appealing, and how does it endanger our future? Techno-Fixers traces the source of modern confidence in technology to engineering hubris, radical utopian movements, science fiction fanzines, policy-makers' soundbites, corporate marketing, and optimistic consumer culture from the turn of the twentieth century until today. Sean Johnston demonstrates that, through the promotion of prominent government scientists, technocrats, entrepreneurs, and popular media, modern invention became the favourite tool for addressing human problems and society's ills. Nonetheless, when it comes to assessing the success of cigarette filters as the solution to safe smoking, or DDT as the answer for agricultural productivity, the evidence is sobering. Cautioning that the rhetoric of technological fixes seldom matches reality, Johnston examines how employing innovation to bypass traditional methods can foster as many problems as it solves. A critical examination of modern faith in technology, Techno-Fixers evaluates past mistakes, present implications, and future opportunities for innovating societies.
Techno-Fixers: Origins and Implications of Technological Faith
by Sean F. JohnstonThis is the story of a seductive idea. Over the past century, the potential of new technology to solve social dilemmas has captivated modern culture. From apps that encourage physical activity to airport scanners meant to prevent terrorism, the concept that clever innovation can improve society is irresistible, but faith in such technological fixes is seldom questioned. Where did this idea come from, what makes it so appealing, and how does it endanger our future? Techno-Fixers traces the source of modern confidence in technology to engineering hubris, radical utopian movements, science fiction fanzines, policy-makers' soundbites, corporate marketing, and optimistic consumer culture from the turn of the twentieth century until today. Sean Johnston demonstrates that, through the promotion of prominent government scientists, technocrats, entrepreneurs, and popular media, modern invention became the favourite tool for addressing human problems and society's ills. Nonetheless, when it comes to assessing the success of cigarette filters as the solution to safe smoking, or DDT as the answer for agricultural productivity, the evidence is sobering. Cautioning that the rhetoric of technological fixes seldom matches reality, Johnston examines how employing innovation to bypass traditional methods can foster as many problems as it solves. A critical examination of modern faith in technology, Techno-Fixers evaluates past mistakes, present implications, and future opportunities for innovating societies.
The Techno-Human Condition
by Braden R. Allenby Daniel SarewitzA provocative analysis of what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change.In The Techno-Human Condition, Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz explore what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change. They argue that if we are to have any prospect of managing that complexity, we will need to escape the shackles of current assumptions about rationality, progress, and certainty, even as we maintain a commitment to fundamental human values.Humans have been co-evolving with their technologies since the dawn of prehistory. What is different now is that we have moved beyond external technological interventions to transform ourselves from the inside out—even as we also remake the Earth system itself. Coping with this new reality, say Allenby and Sarewitz, means liberating ourselves from such categories as “human,” “technological,” and “natural” to embrace a new techno-human relationship. ContributorsBoris Barbour, Mario Biagioli, Paul S. Brookes, Finn Brunton, Alex Csiszar, Alessandro Delfanti, Emmanuel Didier, Sarah de Rijcke, Daniele Fanelli, Yves Gingras, James R. Griesemer, Catherine Guaspare, Marie-Andrée Jacob, Barbara M. Kehm, Cyril Labbé, Jennifer Lin, Alexandra Lippman, Burkhard Morganstern, Ivan Oransky, Michael Power, Sergio Sismondo, Brandon Stell, Tereza Stöckelová, Elizabeth Wager, Paul Wouters
The Techno-Human Condition
by Braden R. Allenby Daniel SarewitzIn this latest version of humanity, we are equipped with a fully re-engineered immune system; the latest set of cultural assumptions about gender, ethnicity, and sexuality; and a suite of customized enhancements, including artificial joints, neurochemical mood modulators, and performance-boosting hormones. In The Techno-Human Condition, Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz explore what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change. They argue that if we are to have any prospect of managing that complexity, we will need to escape the shackles of current assumptions about rationality, progress, and certainty, even as we maintain a commitment to fundamental human values. Humans have been co-evolving with their technologies since the dawn of prehistory, when tool making and meat eating co-evolved with brain development and social complexity. What is different now is that we have moved beyond external technological interventions to transform ourselves from the inside out--even as we also remake the Earth system itself. Coping with this new reality, say Allenby and Sarewitz, means liberating ourselves from such categories as "human," "technological," and "natural" to embrace a new techno-human relationship. Describing the- terms of this relationship, and exploring sociotechnical systems ranging from railroads to modern military technology, Allenby and Sarewitz ultimately locate individual authenticity in the quest for a new humility in the face of the rapidly disappearing moorings of the Enlightenment.
Techno-Ready Marketing: How and Why Customers Adopt Technology
by Charles L. Colby A. ParasuramanConventional techniques for marketing technology products fail primarily because marketers do not truly understand their customers. Do you know what customers really think about your technology? Now, drawing on their award-winning research and case studies ranging from America Online to the Discovery Channel, marketing experts A. Parasuraman and Charles L. Colby demonstrate how the adoption of technology is influenced by unique beliefs that do not apply to conventional products and services. In the context of a general set of powerful techno-marketing strategies, Parasuraman and Colby introduce "Technology Readiness" (TR), a groundbreaking concept that enables you to measure and assess a customer's predisposition to adopt new technologies. Employing their TR construct -- a psychological amalgam of fears, hopes, desires, and frustrations about technology -- the authors identify five types of technology customers: the highly optimistic and innovative "Explorers," the innovative yet cautious "Pioneers," the uncertain "Skeptics" who need the benefits of technology proved, the insecure "Paranoids," and the resistant "Laggards." Using this typology, you can customize your technology strategies by combining insights from your context-specific assessments with general marketing strategies presented in the book. Essential reading in technology companies will be the chapter devoted to Parasuraman's Pyramid Model, which explains the critical role technology plays in a marketing organization as a link between employees, the organization, and the customer. Finally, the authors have included a self-administered quiz so you can score your own Technology Readiness and a chapter on the "Techno-Ready Marketing Audit" to provide a framework for taking immediate action based on the precepts in this book.
Techno-Resiliency in Education
by Rob GrahamThis book formulates a greater understanding of how to enable a capacity for building social professional practice related to technology-enriched teaching and learning (TETL) specific, but not limited to, educational settings. This book comes at a time when many in education are struggling to provide a technology enriched learning experience for students who are entering classrooms with high expectations for such an experience. The focus on the protective factors and identified resilient professional practices, instead of on well documented and commonly cited risk factors and barriers that impede the effective integration of TETL, represents a distinguishing feature of this work. By attempting to better understand and document how two schools that were classified as resilient in their use of technology have been able to overcome risk factors (e. g. , budgetary constraints, a lack of resources, a lack of training, technological support issues), this book will offer the unique concept of techno-resiliency and some of its deeper insights and strategies.
Techno-Societal 2016
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge R. Balasubramaniam Sridevi SeshabhattarThis volume originates from the proceedings of a multidisciplinary conference, Techno-Societal 2016 in Maharashtra, India, that brings together faculty members of various engineering colleges to solve Indian regional relevant problems under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations. The focus is on technologies that help develop and improve society, in particular on issues such as the betterment of differently abled people, environment impact, livelihood, rural employment, agriculture, healthcare, energy, transport, sanitation, water, education. This conference aims to help innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems which in turn may help the other researchers to take inspiration to solve problems in their region. On the other hand, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions. This back and forth process for local-global interaction will help in solving local problems by global approach and help in solving global problems by improving local conditions.
Techno-Societal 2018: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications - Volume 1
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge R. Balasubramaniam Anup S. Vibhute Sulabha S. ApteThis book, divided in two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2018: the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India, that brings together faculty members of various engineering colleges to solve Indian regional relevant problems under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations.The focus is on technologies that help develop and improve society, in particular on issues such as the betterment of differently abled people, environment impact, livelihood, rural employment, agriculture, healthcare, energy, transport, sanitation, water, education. This conference aims to help innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems which in turn may help the other researchers to take inspiration to solve problems in their region. On the other hand, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions. This offers a multidisciplinary platform for researchers from a broad range of disciplines of Science, Engineering and Technology for reporting innovations at different levels.
Techno-Societal 2018: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications - Volume 2
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge R. Balasubramaniam Anup S. Vibhute Sulabha S. ApteThis book, divided in two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2018: the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India, that brings together faculty members of various engineering colleges to solve Indian regional relevant problems under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations.The focus is on technologies that help develop and improve society, in particular on issues such as the betterment of differently abled people, environment impact, livelihood, rural employment, agriculture, healthcare, energy, transport, sanitation, water, education. This conference aims to help innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems which in turn may help the other researchers to take inspiration to solve problems in their region. On the other hand, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions. This offers a multidisciplinary platform for researchers from a broad range of disciplines of Science, Engineering and Technology for reporting innovations at different levels.
Techno-Societal 2020: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications—Volume 2
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge R. Balasubramaniam Anup S. Vibhute Santosh B. Salunkhe Bhuwaneshwari MelinamathThis book, divided in two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2020: the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India, that brings together faculty members of various engineering colleges to solve Indian regional relevant problems under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations.The focus of this volume is on technologies that help develop and improve society, in particular on issues such as advanced and sustainable technologies for manufacturing processes, environment, livelihood, rural employment, agriculture, energy, transport, sanitation, water, education. This conference aims to help innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems which in turn may help the other researchers to take inspiration to solve problems in their region. On the other hand, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions. This offers a multidisciplinary platform for researchers from a broad range of disciplines of Science, Engineering and Technology for reporting innovations at different levels.
Techno-societal 2022: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications—Volume 1
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge Ranjitsinha R. Gidde Meenakshi M. Pawar Nitin D. Misal Anupama S. Budhewar Vrunal V. More P. Venkata Reddy“This book, divided into two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2022: the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India. The conference brings together faculty members from various engineering colleges to solve relevant regional problems in India, under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations.The focus of Volume - I is on technologies that help develop and improve society, with particular emphasis on sensor and ICT-based technologies for the betterment of people, technologies for agriculture and healthcare, micro and nano technological applications, as well as Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.Volume - II delves into commercially successful rural and agricultural technologies, engineering for rural development, ICT-based societal applications, manufacturing and fabrication processes for societal applications, material science & composites, and sensor, image, and data-driven societal technologies.This conference aims to provide a platform for innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems, which in turn may inspire other researchers to solve similar problems in their regions. Additionally, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions, making it a multidisciplinary platform for reporting innovations at different levels in Science, Engineering, and Technology.”
Techno-Societal 2022: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications—Volume 2
by Prashant M. Pawar Babruvahan P. Ronge Ranjitsinha R. Gidde Meenakshi M. Pawar Nitin D. Misal Anupama S. Budhewar Vrunal V. More P. Venkata Reddy“This two-volume book originates from Techno-Societal 2022, the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications held in Maharashtra, India. The conference brought together faculty members from various engineering colleges and eminent researchers from reputed organizations to solve Indian regional relevant problems.The focus of the Volume-I is on technologies that help develop and improve society, with a particular emphasis on issues such as advanced and sustainable technologies for water, energy, transportation, housing, and sanitation. Additionally, the book covers advances in pharmacy, nutraceuticals, and traditional medicines, as well as chemical and physical processes.The Volume-II covers deployable environment or health care technologies, mechatronics, micro-nano related technologies for bio and societal applications, and advanced assessment of employees and employment sectors.The conference aims to provide a platform for innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems, which in turn may inspire other researchers to solve problems in their own regions. Expert researchers also propose technologies that may find applications in different regions, providing a multidisciplinary platform for researchers from a broad range of disciplines of science, engineering, and technology to report innovations at different levels.”
Technocapitalism: A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism
by Suarez-Villa LuisA new version of capitalism, grounded in technology and science, is spawning new forms of corporate power and organization that will have major implications for the twenty-first century. Technological creativity is thereby turned into a commodity in new corporate regimes that are primarily oriented toward research and intellectual appropriation. This phenomenon is likely to have major social, economic and political consequences, as the new corporatism becomes ever more intrusive and rapacious through its control over technology and innovation. In his provocative bookTechnocapitalism, Luis Suarez-Villa addresses this phenomenon from the perspective of radical political economy and social criticism. Grounded in the premise that relations of power influence how human creativity and technology are exploited by the new corporatism, the author argues that new forms of democratic participation and resistance are needed, if the social pathologies created by this new version of capitalism are to be checked. Considering the new sectors affected by technocapitalism, such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, and genomics, Suarez-Villa deciphers the common threads of power and organization that drive their corporatization. These new sectors, and the corporate apparatus set up to extract profit and power through them, are imposing standards, creating business models, molding social governance, and influencing social relations at all levels. The new reality they create is likely to affect most every aspect of human existence, including work, health, life, and nature itself.
Technocreep
by Thomas P. Keenan"Technology is rapidly moving into our bodies," writes cyber expert Keenan, "and this book gives a chilling look ahead into where that road may lead us - on a one way trip to the total surrender of privacy and the commoditization of intimacy." Here is the definitive dissection of privacy-eroding and life-invading technologies, coming at you from governments, corporations, and the person next door.Take, for example, "Girls Around Me": a Russian-made iPhone App that allowed anyone to scan the immediate vicinity for girls and women who checked in on Foursquare and had poorly secured Facebook profiles. It combined this information in a way never intended by the original poster. Going to a Disney theme park? Your creepy new "MagicBand" will alert Minnie Mouse that you're on the way and she'll know your kid's name when you approach her. Thinking about sending your DNA off to Ancestry.com for some "genetic genealogy"? Perhaps you should think again: your genetic information could be used against you.With security scares like the Heartbleed bug (which compromised even supposedly safe internet behemoths like Google and Yahoo!) becoming more commonplace, this book is a must-read for anybody who values their privacy in a wired world.
Technoculture and Critical Theory: In the Service of the Machine? (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society #5)
by Simon CooperThe author explores the work of major thinkers and cultural movements that have grappled with the complex relationship between technology, politics and culture. Subjects such as the Internet, cloning, warfare, fascism and Virtual Reality are placed within a broad theoretical context which explores how humanity might, through technology, establish a more ethical relationship with the world.Examining the philosophy of writers such as Heidegger, Benjamin, Lyotard, Virilio, and Zizek, and cultural movements such as Italian Futurism, this book marks a timely intervention in critical theory debates. The broad scope of the book will be of vital interest to those in the fields of philosophy, critical theory, cultural studies, politics and communications.