Tuesday, January 3, 2017

A Review on "Miracle Maker" Written By Mathew Shaer
                    To begin with, this article is written about Anthony Atala and his work that has taken a decade and numerous scientists and engineers to build and refine the Integrated Tissue and Organ Printing System, or ITOP.  Anthony Atala was born in Peru, and raised outside of Miami, Atala is not the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.  Atala believes that lab-grown organs cultivated out of a patient's own cells and surgically implanted into the body can help prevent deaths for people who died before a replacement kidney or liver could be found. 
                   I can see how this can help save many lives and be beneficial for people who are dying waiting on a transplant list.  However, I believe this is unethical; I think it is people playing God.  It is not quite cloning however it is very similar to it. 

 
A Review on "The Home of The Future Summon The Comfy Chairs!"
To begin with, this article talked about domestic furniture that may soon have a mind of its own.  This idea is really neat for people who are older or have special needs.  It will help make their life easier and allow them to live more independently.


 
 
A Review on "The Best Inventions Powered By Technologies of Tomorrow"
                    To begin with, the Virtual Reality Headset is really neat and allows people to live out their imagination.  You can not simply imagine swimming with dolphins but suddenly see that you are swimming with dolphins.  The sensors on the devise track the movements of your hands and allows you to "touch" virtual objects.  This can be a great tool to use in a classroom and teach students beyond what the textbook implies. 
                    The underground park is a special park that has a remote skylight that captures sunlight from surrounding rooftops and funnels it underground via fiber-optic cable; once there, it's beamed out via reflective dome, enabling plants to grow.  This is such a neat invention that ultimately captures sunlight and enables plants to grow.
                      The bionic ears are a great invention because you can use them anywhere with unbearable noise.  The users can handpick which frequency they want to filter through their smartphone.  These can be helpful for people that are easily bothered by noise such as going to basketball games, or even concerts. 
                      The Apple Pencil is a pencil that allows users to draw, paint or write on a screen, just as they would a sheet of paper.  It works in tandem with the iPad Pro, a tablet faster than roughly 80% of laptops.  This is a great invention that can be used by students in the classroom and by teachers.  Students are already using technology and by inventing a pencil students can still practice their handwriting and other forms of writing that are now considered a lost art. 


A Review on "The Best 25 Inventions of 2016"
                        The Mavic Pro is a drone that can fold down to the size of a loaf of bread.  The Drone is nimble and less prone to accidents.  This drone is special because it is easier to carry and ideal for traveling.
                       Quipa is a simple, affordable, battery-powered toothbrush that works like its counterparts from Oral-B and Sonicare.  A two minute timer vibrates every 30 seconds, reminding users to switch positions but looks and feels like something you'd fin in an Apple Store.   This is a great invention for people that struggle with dental hygiene.
                      Dyson Supersonic the supersonic does its job with remarkable efficiency.  It's quiet thanks to a tiny, jet-engine-like motor that reaches 110,00 revolutions per minute.  This is the first ever silent hair dryer.  This hair dryer is beneficial for people who are aggravated by the traditional hair dryer noise.

4 comments:

  1. I would first like to say that you addressed every possible thing I did not, and interpreted the uses of the inventions much better than I did. I had not considered the use of the chair for those with disabilities or the comparison of the printer to cloning. I definitely agree with all the things you have mentioned and the acknowledge all the benefits you have noted. However I do still believe that some of them have just taken it a bit too far which could in turn harm a persons hard work and/or common sense. The thing I agree with you most on is the unethical acts the tissue printer conjures up. I enjoyed reading what you had to say about the technology in the articles. It helped me open up my mind and see the technology differently.

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  2. As we all boost how wonderful technology is in our life, we also start pondering the relationship between human and technology use. The word for "technology dependency" is another way to think. How can technology tools be employed properly and efficiently and how teachers' role to incorporate technology will be the aspects that we need to take into account.

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  3. This was a very well done review and very in depth. I do tend to see too much technology as bad for humans based on dependency like Dr. Wu said. I use to require my smart phone to navigate anywhere outside of what was familiar but now that I downgraded to a flip phone used only for call and text, I am able to find where I am going by myself.

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  4. Even though I was born a year before the tech generation I have seen evidence first hand how dependent people are and become on technology. Great article review!

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