Essays about: "Science and engineering essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Science and engineering essay.

  1. 1. Creating a service for internet connected dishwashers : A study about how new technology can improve user experience

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Mathias Bood; [2020]
    Keywords : service design; Internet of Things; user experiences; innovation; dishwasher; tjänstedesign; Sakernas Internet; användarupplevelser; innovation; diskmaskin;

    Abstract : This essay treats a service design project and is about how new technology in dishwasher could create value for the end user. This new technology enables dishwasher for having an internet connection and making them act as computers, being that they can send and receive information. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fashion Killa : A study on teenager’s attitudes towards luxury fashion clothing brands.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Martin Säterö; Albert Winter; [2019]
    Keywords : marketing; attitudes; marketing strategies; luxury; fashion; teenagers; generation z; generation x; generation millennials; peer pressure; psychological benefits; economy; sales; strategies; social media; luxury marketing; branding; fashion;

    Abstract : Title: Fashion Killa: A study on teenager’s attitudes towards luxury fashion clothing brands. Bachelor Thesis 15HP in Business Economics (Marketing) Halmstad University School of Business, Engineering and Science  Supervisor: Thomas Helgesson Examiner: Venilton Reinert Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to examine the underlying factors that affect teenager’s attitudes towards luxury fashion clothing brands. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Robotic Moment Explored : Intimations of an Anthropo-Technological Predicament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Marticki; [2018]
    Keywords : Technology; social robot; the robotic moment; Sherry Turkle; Jacques Ellul; technological habitat; media ecology; human nature; culture; magic; religion.;

    Abstract : This paper examines the ‘robotic moment’, as defined by Sherry Turkle (2011), in the light of general theories of human-technology relations, notably the theoretical framework founded by Jacques Ellul (1954). Potential psychological, cultural, and technical consequences of human-technology interaction, especially human interaction with so-called ‘social-robots’, are explored. READ MORE

  5. 4. Merging brain-computer interfaces and virtual reality : A neuroscientific exploration

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Silvia Boldeanu; [2018]
    Keywords : Brain-computer interface BCI ; Brain-machine interface BMI ; Virtual reality VR ; Motor imagery; Visual evoked potentials; Brain-to-brain communication;

    Abstract : Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) blend methods and concepts researched by cognitive neuroscience, electrophysiology, computer science and engineering, resulting in systems of bi-directional information exchange directly between brain and computer. BCIs contribute to medical applications that restore communication and mobility for disabled patients and provide new forms of sending information to devices for enhancement and entertainment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Too Late for Snowman : Transhumanist Ideals in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Sofia Åsman; [2016]
    Keywords : Transhumanism; Margaret Atwood; Posthuman; Oryx and Crake;

    Abstract : This essay attempts to study transhumanism and its role in the anthropogenic pandemic at the center of the novel, in order to show that transhumanist thought was a driving factor behind it. By looking at transhumanist concerns in the portrayed society, and the beliefs of Crake, one uncovers that Crake was able to exploit the desire for enhancement of humanity as a whole in order to achieve the ultimate transhumanist goal: the near-perfect and immortal posthuman Crakers. READ MORE