Explore the opportunities and challenges offered by one of the following technological developments discussed in this module - 3D printing, solar energy and solar cells, nanoparticles, big-data information gathering/processing, genetically modified crops/organisms or nuclear power. Consider technological capability, societal implications, and potential progress traps that might arise with rapid growth of this technology and make a summary judgement whether, in light of both the benefits and the likely costs and compromises, the development of such a technology should be pursued or, considering the uncertainties, if there is a case for a ‘progress experiment’ – in which case, which side of those experiments NZ should be on?

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Topic: Explore the opportunities and challenges offered by one of the following technological developments discussed in this module: 3D printing, solar energy and solar cells, nanoparticles, big-data information gathering/processing, genetically modified crops/organisms or nuclear power. Consider technological capability, societal implications, and potential progress traps that might arise with rapid growth of this technology and make a summary judgement whether, in light of both the benefits and the likely costs and compromises, the development of such a technology should be pursued or, considering the uncertainties, if there is a case for a ‘progress experiment’ – in which case, which side of those experiments NZ should be on?

Lecturer’s Name: Uli Zuelicke, Elf Eldridge & Nick Agar

Date: 9th Feburary, 2015

Word Count: 1126

Discuss anthropogenic climate change considering both (a) the physical processes that drive the climate system, and (b) technologies and strategies that can be used to address this issue. Which response(s) do you think are the most important, and why?

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Topic: Discuss anthropogenic climate change considering both (a) the physical processes that drive the climate system, and (b) technologies and strategies that can be used to address this issue. Which response(s) do you think are the most important, and why?

Lecturer’s Name: Dan Zwartz, Dave Frame & Rebecca Ford

Date: 30th January, 2015

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What is Apple Special Event 2014 about?

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Since last month WWDC 2014 announced Mac OS X – Yosemite, this year Apple Special Event catchword is”It’s been way too long.”

What live here (if available): https://www.apple.com/live

Is One Plus one equals to two?

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Source: One Plus company website

Last month, Chinese tech company Oneplus released their first mobile phone called “YiJia (OnePlus One)”. Not just in China, they also release at Europe and North America. The new phone offers surprisingly great deals for international buyers. In Europe, just €269 for the 16 GB version (€299 for 64 GB), £229 for the 16 GB version (£269 for 64 GB) in UK. However, in USA, the 16 GB only $299 (around €219) and 64 GB only $349 (around €255).

What is WWDC 2014 about?

Posted on 03-06-2014 | Edited on 28-05-2019 | In Some some | Comments:

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This Monday is New Zealand Queen’s Birthday (2nd June), and also this day is WWDC (Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) 2014. Apple hold a meeting with over 1,000 developers at San Francisco, USA. This year catchword is “Write the code. Change the world.”

WWDC: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

This conference is very different last year, Apple more focus on the software development.