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-Mobile devices are being used more than computer/desktop devices. -business can now run its entire infrastructure more efficiently and for a lower cost. -It's affordable for just about every single company -It's reliable -within the next couple of years, most companies/businesses will be using cloud software

This website has a lot of information on cloud computing!

3D printing will allow for simpler tasks to be preformed in society. The article uses the example of the task of buying a dog collar. Instead of going to the store, you would simply go online and custom make the dog collar you liked. Although this is a small example, this article gives some detailed insight into the way 3D printing benefits society.

Explains the effects of cloud computing on working from home.

General information about open content and its copyrights

Provides an overview of the remote lab and gives information about specific universities' labs.

The basic uses of open content and how it is different from traditional textbooks

This article discusses the differences between traditional textbooks and open content online textbooks.

This article, despite its silly URL, explained some points that we are going to have to change to continue using open content in education.

Provides an overview of the benefits of virtual labs, what they are, and where they are used.

This site gives information about a specific remote lab in India, and shows general benefits or the labs to students as well as a few specific to this lab. It also gives information about how it benefits the university.

Talks about how you can get a license in order to share open content with the world.

Talks about getting a license to share open content

This article explains the emissions of ultrafine particles from a 3D printer and how they will affect the person using it.

Provides a detailed explanation of remote laboratories and their benefits i many aspects.

To anyone who hasn't seen it demonstrated, 3-D printing sounds futuristic-like the meals that materialized in the Jetsons' oven at the touch of a keypad. But the technology is quite straightforward: It is a small evolutionary step from spraying toner on paper to putting down layers of something more substantial (such as plastic resin) until the layers add up to an object.

3D printing will lead to huge developments of society in the upcoming years. It will be allow nationwide price drops. Additionally, goods will be able to be produced locally, which will eliminate the price of shipping. This will allow the domestic jobs to be increased drastically. Not only will goods be cheeper, but they will also be more customizable.

This is an article that states how 3D printing can help in a classroom. It details how a 3D model can provide hands on learning for students, and is a great way to get students interested in the subject matter.