Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Privacy Online

  • What are some ways you can protect your data online?
  • go into security preferences,check the bock to not share personal information without permission
  • What companies have been accused of selling/sharing their user's data?
  • Facebook and micorsoft
  • What data is yours to protect and what data is owned by the company as soon as you publish it?
  • your name your account,they own your data
  • How can users be more aware of their privacy settings?
  • make sure the website dosnt 
  • have permission to share personal information
  • What is the government doing to protect/infringe upon individuals' online privacy?
  • sopa and pipa

Monday, October 20, 2014

Self Driving Cars

What companies are working on developing self driving cars? 
google is working on self driving cars

What obstacles must be overcome for self driving cars to become a reality?

tech errors where the sensors can't see the whole road

Are self driving cars safe?
no they are not completely safe yet

How would a world with self driving cars be different than the world we live in today?

the world would be different with self driving cars examples:
no more dui's,speeding,and road rage

3d printing

3d printing is "a process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material: if you use 3D printing for prototypes you will simply be able to go to market faster."

it can  be used to make guns,bullets,and pretty much anything in just a good amount of time 

3d printers could dramatically change our society because every thing will be made a lot faster

they can be affordable by the average person but they may not get a good one

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Wireless Charging/Battery Technology

What obstacles keep battery technology from advancing?
we have not learned much about batteries yet
What are some ways battery technology could improve?
less usage of battery that can hold a lot of storageHow could improved battery technology/wireless charging impact other areas of technology?
make all batteries last longer and would be a lot betterWhat is wireless charging? Is it possible? 
 Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. it can be possible we just have not solved it completely