Technology Definition and 505 Threads

As we all know, the United States is No1 leading country in the science and technology in the world. Is this because of its quality of education system? What do you think ?

is ultrasound technology cheaper compared to x-ray technology? is it easier to construct? for example the ones to probe foetus in pregnant females. what is the advantage for using ultrasound for probing foetus compared to x-ray, apart from safety issue? thanks.

What is the difference between technique and technology?

What companies have the most money invested into hydrogen technology or are doing the most research on it? Does anyone really know?

What is RF engineering?

Does anyone have any opinions on the quality of a post graduate degree obtained form the Air Force Institute of Technology? I will be honest and say that it is unlikely that I will be joining the Air Force, but at the same time it has always been in the back of my mind as something I'd like to...

Problem: I have heard of a word(s) with the meaning: "instructions on how to find information", so that instead of telling someone a piece of information straight away, one tells how to find the information. For example: Someone asks, I want to eat a great cookie. The answerer gives not the...

As we all know, Solar cell technology is not widely used around the world. Moreover, it can offer powerful energy as well as reliablities that is some conditions due to cloudy days. What do you think of the future of this technology? Can it become an efficient technology so that it can replace...

help please...ANYONE! 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

Whose military technology do you think better, Russia or United States?

Conference on Thermophysics in Microgravity Conference on Commercial/Civil Next Generation Space Transportation 22nd Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Conference on Human/Robotic Technology and the National Vision for Space Exploration 3rd Symposium on Space Colonization 2nd...

These are really neat! http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/videoclip/ http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/200412-run/ http://unoriginal.co.uk/footage16_4.html

http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/class/AEDE680/Irwin/pdf/60.pdf

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?

Whose Aerospace technology is better, Russian or American?

hi, 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. Bye

Discuss the differences between digital and non-digital communication. the conventions of both must be demonstrated using examples. Terminology must be employed correctly throughout... -- I have gathered research about the difference between analogue and digital, however I cannot think of...

Greetings! 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...

What's up everyone, 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...

Dear . . . Physics Forum May I Ask Some Help ? I need a website that makes me learn more about : 1. Arc Welding Machines . 2. Arc Welding Technology . 3. Welding Rodes Specifications . 4. The Calculations That We Need For How Deciding The Welding Rode Diameter Depending On The Working...

http://www.theaircar.com/howitworks.html also: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/air-car1.htm 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? http://www.vasantcorporation.com/

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...

source: European Commission's research Directorate General report. Ain't that surprising..

Hi Look here http://www.physorg.com/news52.htm Seems that 65 nm technology is already not a problem if they plan to begin the initial production from it! How can that be?

Hi, all! I am working for the disclosure of secret technology. The technology exist to: * Get rid of fossil fuels, nuclear waste, and the fake energycrises= energy from the vacuum. It has been supressed for decades, and there is proof of this! * Cure disases as AIDS, cancer, MS...

What is Blue tooth technology ?

Arrrrrghhhh! 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?

Hi everybody, 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.

What are examples of quantum technology? and what are the detail of them?

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:ougQtHTmqPcJ:tmo.jpl.nasa.gov/tmo/progress_report/42-144/144H.pdf+Mars+LOCO-I+(LOw+COmplexity+LOssless+COmpression+for+Image&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 It seems that Israel is again repaying US loans and grants with the lastest technologies.

Anyone know how does the stealth technology work?

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...

New technology from 'black world': CNN http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/09/05/wow.tech.black.world/index.html

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...