High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge—the most advanced technology currently available. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt This article is about the Amiga demo for other uses see State of the art (disambiguation. The adjective form is hyphenated: high-tech or high-technology. (There is also an architectural style known as high tech). Architectural styles classify Architecture in terms of Form, techniques, Materials, time period region etc High-tech architecture, or Late Modernism, is an Architectural style that emerged in the 1970s incorporating elements of high-tech industry and technology into

There is no specific class of technology that is high tech—the definition shifts over time—so products hyped as high tech in the 1960s would now be considered, if not exactly low tech, then at least somewhat primitive. Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, Product line, Brand, or company The term low-technology is a description of those Crafts and Tools whose inception (typically predates the Industrial Revolution. This fuzzy definition has led to marketing departments describing nearly all new products as high tech.

Origin of the term

In a search of New York Times articles, the first occurrence of the phrase "high tech" occurs in a 1957 story advocating "atomic energy" for Europe:^[1] ". Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions . . Western Europe, with its dense population and its high technology. . . " The twelfth occurrence, in 1968, is, significantly, in a story about Route 128, described as Boston's "Golden Semicircle":

It is not clear whether the term comes from the high technologies flourishing in the glass rectangles along the route or from the Midas touch their entrepreneurs have shown in starting new companies. Route 128, also known as the Yankee Division Highway (for the 26th Infantry Division) and originally the Circumferential Highway, is a partial In Greek mythology, Midas or King Midas (in Greek Μίδας is popularly remembered for his ability to turn everything he touched into Gold ^[2]

By April 1969, Robert Metz was using it in a financial column—Arthur H. Collins of Collins Radio "controls a score of high technology patents in variety of fields. ^[3]" Metz used the term frequently thereafter; a few months later he was using it with a hyphen, saying that a fund "holds computer peripheral. . . business equipment, and high-technology stocks. ^[4]" Its first occurrence in the abbreviated form "high tech" occurred in a Metz in 1971. ^[5]

Before 1970, the term "high technology" appeared a total of only 26 times; during the 1970s, 450 times; during the 1980s, over 4000 times. As of 2006, any technology from the year 2000 onward may be considered high tech. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Architecture

Main article: High-tech architecture

In architecture, high-tech design involves the use of the materials associated with high tech industries of the 1980s and 1990s, such as space frames, metal cladding and composite fabrics and materials. High-tech architecture, or Late Modernism, is an Architectural style that emerged in the 1970s incorporating elements of high-tech industry and technology into The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation High tech buildings often have extensive glazing to show to the outside world the activity going on inside. Glazing is a transparent part of a Wall, usually made of Glass or Plastic ( acrylic and Polycarbonate) Generally their overall appearance is light, typically with a combination of dramatic curves and straight lines. In many ways high tech architecture is a reaction against Brutalist architecture, without the features of post-modernism. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation The term Brutalist Architecture originates from the French Béton brut, or "raw concrete" a term used by Le Corbusier to describe Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism

The high tech style emerged in the 1980s and remains popular. In the United Kingdom, two of its main proponents are Richard Rogers and Norman Foster

Economy

Because the high-tech sector of the economy develops or uses the most advanced technology known, it is often seen as having the most potential for future growth. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Richard George Rogers Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA (born 23 July 1933) is a British Architect noted Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. This perception has led to high investment in high-tech sectors of the economy. Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in Business management, Finance and Economics, related to saving High-tech startup enterprises receive a large portion of venture capital. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of Private equity capital typically provided to immature high-potential growth companies However, if, as has happened in the past, investment exceeds actual potential, then investors can lose all or most of their investment. High tech is often viewed as high risk, but offering the opportunity for high profits. Risk is a Concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities

Like Big Science, high technology is an international phenomenon, spanning continents, epitomized by the worldwide communication of the Internet. This article is about the term For the album see ''Big Science'' (album. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Thus a multinational corporation might work on a project 24 hours a day, with teams waking and working with the advance of the sun across the globe; such projects might be in software development or in the development of an integrated circuit. Software development is the translation of a user need or marketing goal into a Software product Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside The help desks of a multinational corporation might thus employ, successively, teams in Kenya, Brazil, the Philippines, or India, with the only requirement fluency in the mother tongue, be it Spanish, Portuguese or English. A help desk is an information and assistance resource that Troubleshoots problems with Computers or similar products The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

High tech sectors

• Aerospace technology
• Biotechnology
• Information technology
• Nanotechnology
• Robotics

OECD also classifies industries. This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular See also Robot Robotics is the science and technology of Robots and their design manufacture and application OECD has two different approaches: sector and product approaches. The sector approach classifies industries according their technology intensity, product approach according to finished products. Further analysis from OECD has indicated that using research intensity as only industry classification indicator is also possible. The OECD does not only take the manufacturing but also the usage rate of technology into account. The OECD's classification is following (stable since 1973):

Furthermore, OECD’s product-based classification supports the technology intensity approach. It can be concluded, that companies in a high-technology industry do not necessary produce high-technology products and vice versa. This creates a problem of aggregation.

See also

• High-tech architecture
• Industrial design
• Intermediate technology
• Knowledge economy
• Product design
• High Touch
• Category:High tech recruitment companies

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