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The GE Brief – July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019 GOING SOLARIn 2012, Erik Schiemann launched GE’s solar business as a nimble startup that would design and build renewable on-site energy solutions for the company’s customers. Today GE...
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Heaven Can’t Wait: GE Engineer Led NASA During Historic Moon Landing
Fifty years ago this month, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were sitting inside an aluminum can roughly the size and shape of a New York City water tower, zipping...
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The Test Pilot: Neil Armstrong And GE’s Elliot See Were First Civilian...
In the early fall of 1962, Neil Armstrong climbed into a car with GE test pilot Elliot See Jr. at what is now called the Armstrong Flight Research Facility in Edwards, California. They set out from the...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
The movements of a tiny 3D-printed robot can be controlled by vibration, a large drone will look for signs of life on Saturn’s moon Titan, and researchers designed a “Trojan horse” drug delivery system...
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Mad Props: This Digital Tech Makes Flying A Turboprop As Simple As Riding A...
When Audrey Hepburn went careening with Gregory Peck on a scooter through the cobbled streets of Rome in “Roman Holiday,” the Vespa she drove was simple enough that she could just jump on, twist the...
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The Woodstock For Pilots: 700,000 People Flock To Oshkosh As The World’s...
Looking back at his illustrious career in aviation, Paul Poberezny said that he “didn’t think there has been a single day since I was five years old when I didn’t say the word ‘airplane.’”Poberezny,...
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Electric Sky: GE Catalyst 1MW Engine Lets Hybrid Planes Take Flight
Hybrid planes are moving closer to takeoff. At the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow Tuesday, GE Aviation said it signed a deal with XTI Aircraft Company to use GE’s Catalyst engine as the core of a new...
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Oshkosh…B’Gosh? This Fourth-Generation Pilot Is Carrying Special Cargo To The...
Ashley Ringer is not just an early bird, she is a human lark. She gets up just after five, leaves the house less than an hour later and is normally the first person in the office at 6.30 a.m. As a lead...
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Wind, Sun And Water: An Old Source Of Renewable Energy Finds Its Place In The...
The bulk of the electricity generated in the United States still comes from fossil fuels, but the times are changing. In April this year, the country generated more power from renewable sources than...
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Sound Therapy: Could Ultrasound One Day Replace Drugs?
When doctors prescribe drugs for people with chronic diseases, they do so knowing that unwanted side effects on the body can occur. In some cases, it’s a matter of risk versus benefit. “When someone...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Scientists created a gel that’s absolutely packed with bacteria-killing viruses, engineers designed a super sensitive microphone that can eavesdrop on the whispers of atoms, and researchers developed a...
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A High-Wire Act: What It Takes To Bring More Wind And Solar Power To Cities
Here’s a bit of old news: The world wants more renewable power. The tricky work of feeding it into our homes, schools and offices doesn’t often make the headlines — but figuring it out is key to...
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ROC Stars: A Desk In Barcelona’s Startup District Keeps Europe’s Wind...
The brick chimneys of Barcelona’s Poblenou district — the city’s old industrial quarter, squeezed between the avant-garde towers of Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia cathedral and the Mediterranean Sea —...
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GE Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results: Steady Progress, but More Work to Do
Today GE released its second-quarter results for 2019. On balance, while we are seeing progress across our businesses, we clearly have more work to do in what remains a reset year for GE. Below are...
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A Flight Of Fancy: This New York-Paris Jet Route Is Plush And Fast. It’s Also...
Speed and comfort are high on the list of business travelers, which is why France’s La Compagnie is operating a business-class-only daily flight between Newark Liberty Airport and Orly, two airports...
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Cows Weren’t The Only Things Spotted At Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Air Show. Here’s...
A great way to experience Wisconsin involves a plate of fresh, deep-fried cheese curds and a cold glass of Spotted Cow farmhouse ale — which is available only within state borders. It’s really good...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Scientists found a “don’t eat me” signal that cancer cells use to hide from the immune system, a new green nanotechnology could help clean up microplastics pollution from the world’s waterways, and a...
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Feeling The Burn: Inside The Boot Camp For Elite Gas Turbines
The state of South Carolina may have practically invented the punishing workout. It is home to The Citadel, the famously tough military academy — and anyone who has seen Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal...
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4 Ways 3D Printing Moves Beyond the Factory Floor
Anyone who has ever seen a 3D printer would be forgiven for believing the boxy futuristic machine is good for one thing only: churning out industrial parts. They would be wrong.Additive manufacturing,...
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Play’s the Thing: Gamifying Physical Therapy to Improve Child Health
A few years ago, when Peter Green was recovering from shoulder surgery, he was determined to bounce back fully, insisting on getting the maximum physical therapy his insurance allowed. His exercises...
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