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Space Age Ceramics Are Aviation’s New Cup Of Tea
People have been making things from iron and steel for more than 3,000 years. Machines built from their alloys have landed on the moon and reached the very bottom of the ocean. But engineers such as GE...
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In The Belly Of The Beast: Inside One Of The World’s Largest Cargo Jets
Not all jet engines work hard when they’re in the air. Like off-duty pilots flying jump seat, GE sometimes moves its engines in the belly of the massive Antonov An-124 Ruslan freighters operated by the...
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Pokémon Goes To The Office: GE Chief Economist Explains How Gaming and Work...
Gaming and technological innovation are merging. As they scale across industry, they will power the next wave of growth. We all love to play. Just look at the reports on the latest Pokémon Go craze and...
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GE And CFM Win $25 Billion In New Deals At Farnborough Airshow
The Farnborough International Airshow will stay open to the public over the weekend, but the business part is over. GE and CFM International, GE’s joint company with France’s Safran Aircraft Engines,...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
This week we learned that keeping quiet makes even computers look smarter, we wondered how viruses and diseases can determine what we do and even who we are, and we pondered the mysteries of the...
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The $3.1B Collaborative ‘Co-Bot’ Market Isn’t Hazard-Free to Humans
Collaborative robots, known as co-bots, work along side humans without the need for traditional safety cages. While their use throughout industry is expected to increase rapidly, their risks still need...
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Here’s What Will Happen When 30 Billion Devices Are Connected To The Internet
Reaching everything from households to businesses, the Internet of Things is changing lifestyles and productivity. Scientists have just opened the doors to The Internet of Nano Things, where medicine...
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Software Will Light The Way To Cleaner Electricity: Q&A With GE Power’s...
Henry Ford’s Model T looks like no car on the road today and the Wright Flyer has been rightfully retired in the Smithsonian. And yet another piece of technology that predates them both—the electric...
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Back In Black: In Germany, Direct Current Makes A Comeback
The 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago was a high point in American history. The fair boasted the first Ferris wheel, the first moving walkways and the introduction of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. But for many...
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The Great Farnborough Airshow Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech
GE technology has been hiding in many unexpected places at the Farnborough International Airshow, which ends on Sunday in England. It was in the wings of the latest wide-body plane from Airbus, the...
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How Additive Technologies Are Paving A Path To A Full-Scale Manufacturing...
GE’s Christine Furtoss explains how additive technologies today are making breakthroughs, from surgical procedures to jet engine parts. In the future, the use of 3-D models in additive manufacturing...
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Gone Protein Fishing: Sweden Is Building A Hub For Medicine’s Future In The...
The Swedish town of Uppsala has been a center of medical innovation for the past 350 years. In 1663, the University of Uppsala opened an anatomical theatre built into the cupola of the Gustavianum, the...
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This Giant Ship With Legs Must Be The Strangest Sight On The Atlantic
From a luxury liner crossing the cold waters of the north Atlantic, Brave Tern may look like an uncharted island rising from the sea. But sail closer, and you will see an unusual ship making history....
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Try This At Home! This Kid Built An Incredibly Detailed Model Of A Boeing 777...
Luca Iaconi-Stewart says he’s “a crazy guy who loves aviation.” That might be an understatement. The 24-year-old spent the last seven years in his parent’s house building an exquisitely precise replica...
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Keep Your Local Orbit Tidy: 2 Techniques For Tackling The Problem Of Space Junk
Space debris, whether it’s empty rocket casings or a dead satellites the size of a car, can pose risks to spacecraft. Researchers with the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey present two...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
This week we learned that astronomers looking at a star in our cosmic backyard found three “potentially habitable” planets spinning around it, scientists from the U.K. discovered a source of true green...
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Q2 Results: GE Gets A Lift From Strong Performance By Aviation, Power Units
GE released second quarter results today. Industrial operating plus GE Capital verticals earnings reached $0.51 per share, up 65 percent compared to the second quarter of last year. GE Chairman and CEO...
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Flying To Live: How The Plane Is The Perfect Vehicle For Living To The Fullest
The EAA AirVentures fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis., which begins on Monday, is the world’s largest gathering of aircraft enthusiasts. It takes place every year at the end of July and attracts 10,000 planes...
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What’s Missing From The Debate About Mismatched Labor Skills And Technology
While the number of available jobs is rising, workers’ skills and technology-driven jobs may be at odds. Here’s what societies could do to address the impact that automation and artificial intelligence...
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The Greatest Airshow On Earth Takes Off Today In Oshkosh
A brass plaque on a red brick wall in downtown Oshkosh is dedicated to the woodworkers who once turned this Wisconsin city into the Sawdust Capital of the World. Few lumber mills are left here, but...
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