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Njideka Harry: 4th Industrial Revolution Lies at the Intersection of...
Africa’s young innovators can leapfrog into the digital revolution with the right tools and training. The 4th Industrial Revolution is driven by newer technologies, such as 3D printing, that are...
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Where Jet Engines Take a Licking But Keep On Ticking
Every day is a bad day for flying if you hang out with Brian DeBruin. DeBruin runs GE Aviation’s jet engine test operations site in Peebles, Ohio, and his job is to make sure that GE engines keep...
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Amit Narayan: How Software Can Eat the Energy Industry and Help Save the World
By embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution, we transform the electric grid and we can improve access to affordable, reliable power. As we enter the 4th Industrial Revolution, technological innovations...
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These Machines Helped Unveil Secrets Of The Human Body
Thomas Edison’s light bulb patent was 15 years old when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays and proved their power by imaging the bones inside his wife’s hand. “I’ve seen my death,” she reportedly said...
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Why Every Business Needs to Become a Startup — Interview with Eric Ries
Amid a growing fear of “Digital Darwinism,” executives are embracing the startup ethos to stay competitive in the fast-paced global economy. The 4th Industrial Revolution inspires hope, but also fear....
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GE Launches New Digital Unit Targeting The Oil & Gas Industry
GE Oil & Gas became the latest GE business to launch its own digital division. The unit launched a pilot project with BP to help the energy company reduce unplanned downtime by deploying software...
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Do Animals Have A Sixth Sense For The Earth’s Magnetic Field?
The flight paths of migrating birds can span continents. Honeybees zigzag through orchards and meadows to the sweetest spots for nectar and then zip back home again. Adult salmon, in what might be the...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Labs around the world are brimming with groundbreaking research more than ever in history. Starting this Friday, we’ll be highlight five of the most interesting examples we’ve noticed over the past...
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Tom Jacob and Karen Shellenback: A Growing Cyber Vulnerability — The...
As part of a regular series featuring content from BRINK, Tom Jacob and Karen Shellenback of Mercer discuss the need for companies to invest in cybersecurity talent to maintain competitiveness. The...
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That’s So Nice: Electricity’s Digital Future Has Dawned On The French Riviera
The commune of Carros in the south of France straddles a leafy valley tucked away a short ride from Nice and the beaches of the French Riviera. Like much of Provence, the medieval town of 11,000 swells...
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Dan Jackson: 7 Oil & Gas Jobs That Will Exist in the Future
Over the coming decades, all industries will be transformed by converging technological trends that dramatically alter how companies do business. This will undoubtedly lead to many current jobs...
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Dana J. Hyde: In the Developing World, the Right Data Can Be a Game Changer
Data can help channel private-sector investment and incentivize reforms, creating a positive cycle for development. A small American energy company is looking to expand into the developing world. It...
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Say Goodbye, Say Hello: GE Stops Making CFLs, Says Go, Go, Go To LEDs
GE is breaking up with compact fluorescent lamps.This year, GE will cease production of its coiled compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for the U.S. market and instead focus its consumer lighting efforts...
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The Big Picture: Here’s What GE Will Look Like in 2016
GE released its fourth-quarter results two weeks ago, capping a pivotal year when the company sold much of its lending business and embraced software to become the world’s largest digital-industrial...
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Marcelle Arak and Sheila Tschinkel: Why Do Oil Prices Keep Going Down?
Despite declining prices, oil producers and consumers haven’t shown much inclination to change their behavior. Here’s why. Global stock markets have been in a tailspin. And the sinking price of oil...
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Jet Engine With 3D-Printed Parts Powers Next-Gen Boeing 737 MAX For The First...
The latest-generation Boeing 737 MAX, powered by a pair of advanced LEAP-1B engines, made its maiden flight last Friday in Seattle. The flight lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes. “The flight was a success,”...
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Lorenzo Simonelli: Let’s Have the Courage to Change the Things We Can
Instead of living in fear of uncertainty in oil markets, we must think creatively and collaboratively to change the future of the industry. I won’t be the first oil executive to tell you that we live...
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Follow The Digital Thread: How GE’s Off To See Profit In The Age Of Cheap Oil
Over the last several decades, companies have used tools like Six Sigma and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to squeeze the most out of their factories. But in hard times that may not be...
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That’s So Nice: Electricity’s Digital Future Has Dawned On The French Riviera
The commune of Carros in the south of France straddles a leafy valley tucked away a short ride from Nice and the beaches of the French Riviera. Like much of Provence, the medieval town of 11,000 swells...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
From contact lenses that double as computer screens to roads in France paved with solar panels, the past week brought a grab bag of breakthroughs, including a mushroom burial suit that turns bodies...
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