TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES

ARNAV AGRAWAL

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ROLL NO. 22

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Latest Tech Innovations That Will Change Our Lives Google Glass SixthSense Powered Exoskeletons Wireless Electricity Transfer 3 – D Printers Indian Technocrats Narayana Murthy Azim Premji Nandan Nilekani Vinod Khosla Subroto Bagchi E – Governance E – Governance in Gujarat E – Waste Significance of E – Waste Management Conclusion Bibliography

LATEST TECH INNOVATIONS THAT WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES

Google Glass SixthSense Powered Exoskeletons Wireless Electricity Transfer 3 – D Printers

 GOOGLE GLΛSS This innovative product is made by Google. It is like wearing a computer on your eyes. It gives even more functionality to the user than any of the best smartphones available in today’s time.

APPLICATIONS:

Opens the entire world before you regarding any object you look at.

Great help in navigation, almost like an always-on GPS.

Blessing for those who are not comfortable with the many buttons/menus. It works with voice commands and leaves both our hands free for other things.

SIXTH-SENSE

Pranav Mistry from IIT Mumbai, and MIT Media Lab has made this simple and intuitive device that combines the physical world around us with the vastness of the digital world. This device is made up of a small computer (in the pocket), a projector worn around the neck (like a pendant) and there are small sensors on the fingers.

APPLICATIONS: Use any surface as a screen for the SixthSense e.g. paper,

wall, palm Accessible and easy to use for people of all ages and

backgrounds We can click pictures, surf the web or make a call with simple

hand gestures

POWERED EXOSKELETONS

DARPA has improved upon the concept by General Electric in the 1960s. Powered exoskeletons are a robotic suit powered by hydraulics and electricity.

APPLICATIONS: Used in healthcare for lifting heavy patients or executing

very precise surgeries Mind-controlled exoskeletons are a boon for paralyzed and

differently-abled people. Elderly people will also be able to move with ease with the

help of powered exoskeletons. There are benefits in the military field also.

WIRELESS ELECTRICITY TRANSFER

This concept was thought of by Nikola Tesla and has been upgraded by Marin Soljačić, a professor at MIT and a few of his colleagues and students. It consists of two coils which transfer electricity through a magnetic field.

APPLICATIONS: Used for dynamic charging of gadgets and hybrid

vehicles. Powers appliances, wearable gadgets and even

advanced robots that require bulk batteries. There will also be no need to keep replacing batteries

of implanted medical devices. No messy wires will be required.

3 – D PRINTERS

Thought of by Chuck Hull, 3-D printers make objects layer by layer with the help of a digital model. This is called additive manufacturing.

APPLICATIONS: There are applications in the field of architecture,

construction, industrial design, automotive, military, engineering, medical industries, fashion, footwear, eyewear, jewellery, education and food.

It is used in biotech for human tissue replacement.

INDIAN TECHNOCRATS

Narayana Murthy Azim Premji Nandan Nilekani Vinod Khosla Subroto Bagchi

NARYANA MURTHY Co-founder of the multinational firm, Infosys. Started Infosys in 1981 and served as its CEO from

1981 to 2002 and as chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became Chairman Emeritus. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as Additional

Director and Executive Chairman of the board for a period of five years.

He studied at the National Institute of Engineering, the University of Mysore and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

AZIM PREMJI India’s Bill Gates and one of the richest Indians. Founder and chairman of WIPRO Technologies, one of the

largest software companies of India. Studied at Stanford University. Received the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Padma

Vibhushan in 2011.

NANDAN NILEKANI

After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP.

He was the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Nilekani studied at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Joseph High School, Karnataka PU College and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

He is a member of Indian National Congress.

VINOD KHOSLA Vinod Khosla is one of the co-founders, first chairman

and CEO of Sun Microsystems and also a co-founder of Daisy Systems.

In 2004, Vinod established his own venture firm named Khosla Ventures.

Mr. Khosla got his Bachelor degree from IIT, New Delhi and Master’s from Carnegie Mellon University, and then completed MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

SUBROTO BAGCHI Subroto Bagchi is the co-founder and the Chairman of

Mindtree, one of India’s most admired software services companies.

His father was a government servant. He started as the Chief Operating Officer at Mindtree

after its inception in 1999. Soon Mindtree was hit by the global economic slowdown and then the events of 9/11. Bagchi moved to the US and helped the leadership team stay together through the difficult years.

His alma mater is Utkal University.

E - GOVERNANCE E-Governance or electronic governance means a technology

driven governance. E-Governance is the application of information and

communication technology for delivering government services between government to customer, and government to business, and interactions within the government framework.

The benefit of e-governance is that it: Speeds up the interaction and clearances Makes the process transparent and corruption free Keeps the documentation easy to access by multiple

departments and higher authorities, and easy to archive and recall

Less manpower is required compared to paper based interaction The cost is reduced as there is no need for paperwork and

stationery

E – GOVERNANCE IN GUJARAT

One example of e-governance implementation is the Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN) which is an advanced communication infrastructure and now-a-days extensively used for exchange of Data, Voice & Video information between two or more locations, separated by significant geographical distances.

The primary objective for GSWAN is the modernization of the intra-governmental communication setup that has improved administrative effectiveness and efficiency and to brought reliability in overall system of Government-to-Government functioning.

GSWAN has used information and communication technology to provide a strong communication backbone and support for e-Governance for State Government other Government bodies.

Over 250 Websites of various government departments/offices/ boards / Corporations etc. have already hosted on GSWAN server and numerous E-mail IDs have been created for Government officers all over the state.

The GSWAN network provides facilitates for uninterrupted and easy IP based Video-conferencing between various Government of Gujarat offices.

E - WASTE

E-waste is a term used to cover almost all types of electrical and electronic equipment that has come to the end of its useful life or could enter the waste stream. Although e-waste is a general term, it can be considered to cover TVs, computers, mobile phones, fridges, washing machines, dryers, home entertainment and stereo systems, toys, toasters, kettles – almost any household or business item with electrical components and power supply.

SIGNIFICANCE OF E – WASTE MANAGEMENT

E-waste management is important because:

1. E-waste is a rich source of raw materials like iron and copper and also precious metals such as gold, silver and palladium. Many thousand tons of carbon-dioxide is emitted while extracting one ton of these materials by mining while only a fraction of it is produced if these materials are retrieved by recycling e-waste.

2. E-waste contains toxins like mercury, lead, cadmium, and chromium and sometimes even flame retardants. Proper processing is vital to ensure that these toxins are not released to the environment as they can be harmful to the health and pollutes the environment.

3. E-waste is not biodegradable. It leads to the rapid escalation of generation of solid waste which is harmful for the environment and its reduction/ recycling is very important for environment conservation.

CONCLUSION Technological innovations like the Google Glass, SixthSense, Powered

Exoskeletons, Wireless Electricity Transfer and 3 – D Printers will make information fast and easy to access, and communication quicker and user – friendly, which will improve our quality of life and the way we work.

The famous Indian technocrats have improved India's image at the global level as a good quality IT services provider. They have generated employment for the educated youth of the country and earned valuable foreign exchange for India. There should be more of these leaders who will maybe one day make India the most powerful country of the world.

E – Governance has made communication between the public and government departments faster and easier. It has made the process more transparent and has also reduced corruption.

E – Waste should be managed properly to reduce environmental pollution

And risk to plants, humans and animals.

BIBLIOGRAPHY www.wikipedia.com www.about.com www.pranavmistry.com/projects/SixthSense www.gujaratindia.com www.freefeast.com www.slideshare.com www.ted.com