Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system, or, more specifically speaking, a computer system — including all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment — operated by a limited group of IT users.
Let’s face it, nobody likes that tangled web of cables hanging underneath your computer desk or around your television set. Well, thanks to glorious technological advancements in the form of Gigabit Wi-Fi, this might soon be a problem of the past. Of course, electronics still need to be plugged into power sockets, but the means for delivering…
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Space activist Peter Diamandis runs the X Prize Foundation, which offers large cash incentive prizes to inventors who can solve grand challenges like space flight, low-cost mobile medical diagnostics and oil spill cleanup. In this optimistic TED talk, he makes a case for optimism: That we’ll keep inventing, innovating and creating ways to solve whatever challenges we…
The past two decades have seen air temperatures at the Earth’s surface remain fairly stagnant, while the level of greenhouse gas emissions has risen drastically. This conflict between the increasing greenhouse-gas emissions and stagnant temperatures is currently one of the most confusing topics in climate science. This, however, does not mean that global warming is…
The Economist examines the regulatory and legal challenges posed by the 3D printing of gun parts. This, as a reaction to what happened when a law student at the University of Texas leased a Stratasys 3D printer, with the aim of wanting to print a gun. The law student in question, Mr Wilson’s motives are…
The Economist explains how making things with a 3D printer changes the rules of manufacturing. Although 3D printing was originally conceived as a way to make one-off prototypes, the technology is getting better and more things are being printed as finished goods. This process is known as additive manufacturing. Currently around 28% of the money spent…
GE Aviation, part of the world’s largest manufacturing group, has recently bought out a small, privately owned company by the name of Morrise Technologies. A firm specializing in precision-engineering, Morrise Technologies employs roughly 130 staff and has made significant financial investments in 3D printing equipment. It has been reported that GE considers this move an…
