Sep 6, 2010 · We explore the implications of a real and common alternative to attempting the transformation required to embrace a new, dominant, technology—the choice to maintain focus on …

Standard accounts of the history of technology tend to emphasize invention and innovation as the key events for understanding the impact of technology on society.

Eventually, however, the prominent mechanism of technology displacement is demand substitution; the displaced legacy technology is theorized to be “swept away” as consumer demand shifts toward the …

ng 50 publications between 1931 and 1962. In Germany, van Brakel (1980) documents an intense research and development of continuous anaerobic digesters (completely stirred or plug flow …

We explore the intriguing histories of two technologies that were advanced almost fi ft y years ago as important tools for a more sustainable future: cycling and recycling. As we argue, the two …

Researchers could look to interdisciplinary breakthroughs in data mining, big data, and sensor technology for inspiration. For instance, robust wireless sensors could provide real-time strength …

The decision to ‘switch’ from the old to the new technology is particularly interesting and has been the focus for the papers cited above, especially Cooper and Smith 1992.