Chapter 7 Flashcards
Chapter 7 - New and Emerging Technologies
1: Explain how nanotechnology, cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) are changing the way we do things as a society in work and at home.
2: How will these scientific and technological advancements have an effect upon the environment?
1: All of these areas allow us to access areas very quickly – SMART fridges recognise when a product is empty and reorders it. Nanotechnology means products are becoming more sophisticated yet the electrical component is becoming smaller and smaller
2: Results in unemployment as less people are needed to operate machinery – increasing use of automation means more energy used which will impact environment
1: Explain what is meant by Economies of Scale.
2: Why would companies choose to produce components in other countries and then import the parts?
3: How can manufacturers cut costs in manufacturing when creating small quantities of products?
1: Is the cost advantages that a manufacturer gains as a result of the size, output, or scale of their production.
2: mass producing components in different countries cuts costs – ship components to the UK – then create the final product in UK as it cuts down on shipping charges
3: Developments in CAD/CAM/CIM techniques – allow protottypes to be produced quickly and accurately – companies can produce bespoke products to the customers needs very quickly.
1: Define what is meant by a ‘disruptive technology’
2: Explain how technology in a mobile phone is considered a disruptive technology.
1: A disruptive technology is one that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry or something new that creates a completely new industry
2: Allows a smaller company to take on larger companies around the world as they have access to all the communication needs without being in a traditional working environment – allows user to be at home and take on the world.
1: Explain what is meant by additive manufacturing.
Why is this classed as a disruptive technology?
What examples of these can you think of?
1: Technologies that transfer 3D designs into solid models. The 3D design is sliced into layers to make it easier to create.
Allows companies to produce models via rapid prototyping
3D Printing – Laser Sintering – Stereo Lithography
(RESEARCH THESE AREAS YOURSELF!)
1: Explain what is meant by the Maker Movement.
Why is this classed as a disruptive technology?
What examples of these can you think of?
1: Maker movement describes how normal designers can create and adapt designs quickly due to resources being readily available
Products are now able to be sold online quicker – reducing need for sellers – ‘ETSY’ start-up company sites – resources being available
Consider small products that have been made in the home as a prototype and then made millions worldwide – example – ‘pebble watch’ / British Atlas V Rocket
1: Explain what is meant by virtual reality.
Why is this classed as a disruptive technology?
What examples of these can you think of?
1: VR is a progressive technology that enables the user to be in the surroundings that are digitally created
VR gives increased flexibility to designers and make more complex products with more complex materials – improves productivity and costs – makes it more sustainable
Used throughout interior designs, product designs, architecture
