Emerging Technologies

Start with the wider picture

The mind map New and Emerging Technologies is a starting point for looking at the relationship between technology and work. It considers jobs that may use technologies not yet common in mainstream society, skills that could become redundant, and demand for environmentally friendly products.

For another broad view, Modern technology looks at the development of devices, while Technological advances includes examples from transport and medicine. Use these maps to identify the examples each creator has chosen and how they relate to the map's main idea.

Explore specific applications

The page lists two maps called Emerging Technology. One covers augmented reality and artificial intelligence, with applications such as construction, navigation and banking. The other focuses on medical technology, including robotic surgery, prosthetic limbs and virtual reality training.

After looking at the wider picture, study one of these maps in more detail. Follow its branches from the main technology to its applications. Then compare the examples with those in another map. The map on the Fourth Industrial Revolution offers another perspective, with branches on connected systems and smart technologies.

Use maps and questions together

There are no quizzes listed on this page, but you can write your own questions from a map's branches. Try recalling an application without looking, then return to the map to check it. Questions can also help you compare the examples in different maps.

Emerging Technologies is a section of Technology and Society in Engineering and technology (general or other). The maps on work and technological applications give you ways to connect this section to that unit. Choose a map and follow a branch that interests you.