“Expressing Technology”

Lollapalooza! Peculiar it may seem, but this word simply means extraordinarily impressive. It is a statement that can readily define one of the biggest phenomena of this generation. And as we know it, that is technology. Root of the latest trends in gadgets, key to an easier life, or the hallmark of a bright future are some ways on how we define it. But in whatever way we put it, this existing prodigy is really something of significance. There are a lot of ongoing operations that depend on the power technology brings. It is the magic behind different fields of modernization. Likewise, technology deals with the discovery, development, and improvement of the things related with those fields.

Discovery is where the heart of technology lies. It gives life to new found machines, gadgets, and the like. Additionally, as discovery is the starting point of technology’s path, innovation is where it begins. Introduction to something new, a fresh idea - that is innovation. According to Brynjolfsson & and Schrage (2009), it is the lifeblood of growth, and as higher levels of technological advancements take place, it is being transformed to something of faster and quicker speed. This makes technology more alive as it multiplies rapidly into its different branches due to innovation. As these ideas are being processed and fabricated into reality, new inventions are formed. Those new findings add up to the concept of discovery with relation to technology. To illustrate, Dyson (2012) gave examples of those like the listening wristwatch from Singapore that helps parents with hearing problems and the first aid by flying drone from Austria called Smart Aid that brings first aid to dangerous and almost unreachable locations as written in one of his articles. These products were invented as a response to people’s needs. Moreover, they are also both results of innovation and discovery.

Technology is associated with the development of its products to create a better output for the industries where they belong. Different technological creations are continually being visualized by their creators to be developed into new and enhanced results that will meet the market’s demand. As we know, the most popular products of technology today are cellular phones, transportation vehicles, automated machines, and appliances which all undertake the procedure of change into a better form. In this case, businesses that are concerned with these technologies venture through the process of product development. One of the prestigious companies in the industry of vehicle production is Honda, which applies the principles of progress in their cars. An example of their continuous evolvement with regards to their products is the new technology that they have developed to weld steel and aluminum together as said by Coxworth (2012). This new development aims to enhance the output of their manufactured automobiles. The process that they have established is a variation of Friction Stir Welding that has the goal of creating a great bond between the two unlike metals. This made several changes to the weight, structure, and performance of the product. Furthermore, the new technique that they have discovered improved the car’s dynamic performance hence making a better chance of market for the company. In the same way, other industries like Honda look for new ways of developing their merchandises through the modern technology to open a new door of opportunity for their businesses.

Having endless room for improvement is a characteristic of technology. From the time an invention lands in this world and gains its success, the goal of its inventors is to improve it to meet the constantly changing needs of the people. Improvement in this case deals with the different fields of technological production. As an example, one of these is the field of 3D printing. From the time it was launched in business, it has undergone different improvements for it to create a better service for its users. One of the latest breakthroughs in this area is MIT’s new software that increases the speed and flexibility of multi-material 3D printing according to an article by Sandhana (2013). As this printing process only uses a single material to produce an object, this new software is developed to make possible the art of 3D printing in multiple materials. Though the desired physical properties of the outcomes are difficult to get, the system is specially designed to achieve the structure of the object to be printed. Also, though the process is very complex, it was done through unceasing searches for improvement of the said industry. This proves that technology is on a continuing progression of improving its products because there are always rooms for more improvement.

Technology is what occurs in the course of different fields in the modernization in this generation. In addition, it can be defined and associated with several concepts. One is discovery, which is where the heart of technology lies as it gives life to new inventions through innovation. Another is development as it is the process in technology where products are developed to produce a better output for the benefit of the industries where they belong. Additionally, improvement is the characteristic of technology which is endless because there will always be a room for improvement in every aspect of it. These three are the terms in which technology can be defined through the way they work with regard to advancements and progressions. In conclusion, technology deals with the discovery, development, and improvement of the technological products of our modern world today.

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Coxworth, B. (2012, September 11). Honda develops new technology to weld steel and aluminum together. Retrieved September 2013, from http://www.gizmag.com/: http://www.gizmag.com/honda-steel-aluminum-welding/24096/

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multi-material 3D printing. Retrieved September 2013, from http://www.gizmag.com/:

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-multiple-materials/28525/