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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
CHAPTER 11
YEAR 13 || CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL
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Technology and our lifestyle
● People can work on the go
● Positive impacts
○ Online banking, shopping, social networking, etc.
● Negative impacts
○ Working outside office hours, gaming addictions, etc.
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Discussion Point
Research the first organ to be grown and
transplanted using tissue engineering.
What do you think about scientists using
technology in a laboratory to grow body parts to
order in this way?
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Three-dimensional printing
● Three-dimensional (3D) printing is where an object
is created based upon a blueprint made with
modelling software.
● It works by taking thousands upon thousands of
cross-section layers of the model, from the bottom
to the top, to create the object.
● It used heated plastic to print a single layer at a time.
● It takes a very long time to produce an object 4

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Fourth & fifth generation cellular
communications
● The 4G provided two main benefits, increased upload and download speeds
and reduced latency.
● 4G enabled the smart phones get a quicker response time improving the the
experience of streaming online video and playing online games.
● The 5G technology is reported to be 100 times faster than 4G technology.
● 5G could provide speed of 800 Gbps, meaning that 30 high definition movies
could be downloaded in a single second.
● The important advancements may include - location services, weather,
multiple people in video conferencing calls, self driving car, etc.
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Artificial Intelligence
● Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when a computer is able to make
decisions based upon stimuli, much as human would.
● AI systems are made from heuristic knowledge using programming
rules.
Heuristic: discovering knowledge through experience
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Discussion Point
Many people find the concept of allowing
a computer to be responsible for major
tasks, such as driving a car, an extremely
scary prospect.
What do you think about placing your life
in the hands of a computer?
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Augmented reality
● Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world
environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by
computer-generated perceptual information.
● Imagine using your phone’s camera to take a picture of a sign in a foreign
language you can’t read. The camera uses image processing to understand
what it is written on the sign. It then uses a translation tool to translate the
sign into a language you do understand it.
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Discussion Point
Find out about Microsoft’s augmented reality product the HoloLens.
What impact could this product have on a person’s life?
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Biometrics
● Biometrics is the use of technology that
tracks user values.
● This could be as simple as their heart
rate with fitness devices, ot it could be
voice recognition software, fingerprint
and iris recognition or even pattern
recognition of DNA patterns.
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Cloud computing
● Cloud computing is where a collection of
servers are used to store or process data
instead of doing this on your own
computer.
● Your computer simply needs an internet
connection in order to communicate with
the bank of servers.
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Computer-assisted translation
● Computer-assisted translation tools work
by giving the software either a document or
a string of text.
● The software then removes anything that is
not text, such as pictures or tables, and
simply takes what is left over and
translates it into the language of choice.
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Holographic and fourth generation optical
data storage
● Holographic data storage is a developing
medium of high capacity data storage.
● It can store bits in parallel, meaning many bits
are stored layer upon layer.
● It will bring about the potential to hold up to 1
TB of data on optical media.
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Holographic imaging
● Holographic imaging (Holography) is a 3D
image that is created with photographic
projections.
● It is a free-standing 3D image that you can
see around.
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Discussion Point
How could the introduction of holograms that can be transmitted into our home
change the way we live?
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Quantum cryptography
● Quantum cryptography is one of the safest methods to encrypt data
which uses physics.
● The process of encryption is carried out in a similar way to mathematical
algorithms, in that it uses a key.
● This key is generated using photons, which are tiny packets of light. The
key scrambles the data. The data is transmitted using fibre optic cable.
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Quantum cryptography
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Robotics
● Robotics is the creation of computers that perform
tasks that humans cannot or are less efficient at
performing.
● A robot works by having a processor that control
its movement.
● It has sensors attached to it and programmed
accordingly to do a set task.
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QR Codes
● Quick response (QR) codes are type of barcode that is made up of
black and white squares.
● They are printed on many products in order to give extra information
about the object.
● It is scanned by a camera to carry out a certain action.
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Wearable computing
● Wearable technology can take many forms.
● However, there are two major forms with which
most people are currently familiar.
● These are fitness devices and smartwatches.
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Ultra-high definition television
● Ultra-high definition is now firmly established in
screen and monitor definition.
● This refers to the measure of the horizontal
number of pixels for the screen.
● The ultra-wide screens (2560x1080) and
standard desktop monitors (1920x1080) both
count as 2K, which is classed as HD.
● The 4K and 8K are also available.
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Vision enhancement
● Vision enhancement is normally provided in the form of a type of
glasses or lenses.
● These alter the stimulus that enters through the eyes and filters it in a
way that can enhance a person’s vision.
● The glasses or lenses can be tailored to the person and their current
level of vision for greater effectiveness.
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Virtual reality
● Virtual reality (VR) is where a 3D space is
made by a computer.
● The user is then effectively put into that 3D
space by wearing some sort of technology,
usually a headset, which displays that
space and their position within it.
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Activity 11.1
Create a podcast about any of the emerging technologies. The podcast should
include the following information:
● What is the technology?
● How does it work?
● What will it be used for?
● What impact will it have?
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Activity 11.2
Learners listen to each other’s podcasts. They should create a report that, from
listening to the podcasts, highlights the two emerging technologies they think are
likely to have the most impact on:
● their own and others’ lifestyles
● organisations
● medicine
● the environment.
In the report they should also explain why they think the technologies they choose will
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Command Words
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Review Questions
1. Discuss the impact 3D printing has on medicine. [8]
2. Evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence being used to create self-driving cars. [8]
3. Discuss the impact of emerging technologies on our personal entertainment. [8]
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Questions from Past Papers
Many people complain about the number of CCTV cameras there are in public places.
Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of CCTV monitoring in public places such as on
streets or inside shops. [10]
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