The suspect, identified as Akayed Ullah, was "wearing an improvised
low-tech explosive device" that detonated in a subway tunnel in the 42nd Street passageway between 7th and 8th avenues, NYPD commissioner James P.
Assuming that the
low-tech sector comprises relevant part of the economy not only in developing countries but also in developed countries, some authors (De Negri, 2005;Kannebley et al., 2005; Prochnik & Araujo, 2005) indicate the need for a new look on innovation, less restricted to high-tech sectors, because it is not possible to ignore the important interrelationships that exist between the different industrial sectors, high-tech and
low-tech, in the context of innovation and its sources and types.
For example, using a grabber to remove items from a high shelf at home is a simple
low-tech AT device, as are the Velcro bindings on a pair of shoes for an individual with arthritis or limited ability to tie.
Incidentally, whenever I address the subject of
low-tech living, I make frequent references to generic pioneer ancestors.
On Tuesday, China unveiled a vision for the next stage of its economic ascent, moving from
low-tech manufacturing to advanced industry in areas such as space, e-commerce, green energy and bioengineering by 2025.
Critique: Simply stated, the glove compartment of every car should contain a copy of Walt Brinker's "Roadside Survival:
Low-tech Solutions to Automobile Breakdowns".
Filling a gap, the focus here is on
low-tech industries--which occupy a substantial portion of the economy in both developed and developing countries yet have received much less attention than high- and medium-tech industries.
Now there is a low-cost and
low-tech answer to fighting dengue -- one that also feeds that same community.
Though attention is usually focused on software aspects of this new battlefield, a
low-tech attack on the hardware infrastructure can be much more crippling and long-lasting.
This is the
low-tech part of GE Healthcare as the R&D scientist jobs in radiochemicals were transferred to the USA three or four years ago.
of Technology, Germany) and Jacobson (economics, Dublin City U., Ireland) present research papers on innovations in
low-tech firms and industries, emphasizing how these companies employ a larger workforce and create more value than high-tech producers.
During the monthly exhibit openings, Liszt stages
low-tech performances by her own dance company and groups in the area.
Compared with traditional thermoforming, drape forming is relatively simple, "
low-tech," and more labor intensive.
