Over the course of civilization, humans have been able to survive and grow through all kinds of obstacles. Humans have continued to push the limits of expectation and break barriers. With that in mind, technology has constantly advanced and impacted how one thinks, and behaves. Specifically, a new technological innovation ...

A major technological innovation that I see on the horizon are self-driving cars. Even though testing of automated cars has been occurring since the mid-1900s, the challenges and obstacles that come with the car has prevented its use on roads. In recent years, companies like Audi and Waymo have tested ...

By: Ava Williams We live in a virtual world. Our everyday actions are often carried out on our mobile devices or laptops that we keep within reaching distance at all times. We have become thoroughly invested in the tech world, its importance grows within our homes, offices and classrooms. This ...

Disruptive Technology: 3D Printer Revolution Author: Chad Otsuji One major technological innovation that I see in the horizon that has significant positive and negative consequences for global society is 3D printing. 3D printing has been around since 1983, and consumer printers cost over $100,000.00 at the time (Hoffman). Now consumer ...

One company stands above the rest when discussing technology of the future – Tesla. One of Tesla’s greatest innovations is a semi-truck. When this future product innovation is brought to the market it will have significant consequences for the global society, both positive and negative. This product will provide Tesla ...

Jake Dillon ENES464 Disruptive Technologies I believe that one major technological innovation on the horizon is being able to sell much cheaper and more practical hybrid and electric cars. I think this will involve some sort of business model innovation in the future. Right now, hybrid and electric cars are ...

Though artificial intelligence has formally been around for a few decades, the technology only really took off in recent years. Advancements in this form of technology has lead to very intelligent and self-learning machines that have hit some very noteworthy milestones, popular mentions including beating humans in different games, such ...

I drive a Volkswagen Jetta – it’s an automobile that I ordered straight from the factory as a graduation gift for myself during my last semester of my undergraduate education. It’s a German engineered car produced by the Volkswagen Group (VAG). But my car was assembled at a facility in ...

Globalization In My Life From the moment I wake up in the sheets of my bed that were fabricated in Egypt, to the late hours of the night sitting in my American-flag boxer briefs and typing on my laptop that were both produced in China, the fruits of globalization feature ...

There are a number of different types of globalization so it is important to specific which type is being discussed. Today I will discuss globalization of industry with respect to the software development industry. This has affected my daily life in a number of different ways because I am a ...

Daniel Aivazov As was discussed in the first lecture, globalization has been a driving force of international economics for quite some time, despite the mid 1900s stalling of globalization. It has allowed for the trade and exchange of goods across borders, continents, and continents. This is what I believe has ...

The globalization affects my personal life in three aspects: education, technology, and food. As a Chinese student, I can study electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. Because I study abroad, my parents get interested in the foreign culture and technology. Both of my parents are using iPhone 7 ...

Globalization affects everyone’s lives to varying degrees. For some, globalization has resulted in the accumulation of wealth while for others globalization is misattributed to their state of poverty. Kofi Annan, Former secretary general for the United Nations points out that poverty is not a state of too much globalization but actually the opposite. For ...

Globalization effects my daily life in many aspects, whether it is electronics, food, or the cars we buy. Personally the electronics I own are sold at price that is significantly lower because they are outsource to foreign nations. Apple for example is currently outsourcing their manufacturing to Foxcon, like many ...

In my daily life, I find myself impacted by globalization often. My car is made in Japan, I get my news from the U.K., and my clothes are made in Taiwan. All of these facts are due to the rise of globalization in today’s society. Globalization allows for countries to ...