The physical vehicles of all life-forms are comprised of interdependent systems of highly sophisticated technologies. It seems probable that the Universe as a whole is a living entity and, therefore, it too would have to be technologically organized. In that case, everything contained within what we perceive as the Universe would also be part, in some way, of the overall grand technical design. Technology is all about functions and not what things are made of. Anything which DOES something, performs some function, is technology.
Technology always involves the means to accomplishing ends.
Since the primary characteristic of any technology is what it does rather than what it is, in a material sense, in studying technology we look at functions and how well these functions are performed. Performance is the big issue in technology. New technologies which perform their functions with greater power, speed or efficiency will tend to obsolesce earlier technologies which don't perform as well. Technology is all about power, the ability to do things. The usage of technology usually involves both aspects, some form of hardware and the knowledge or skill of how to implement it.