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XO-rbitant Strength: Electric Exoskeletons Give Wearers The Strength Of A...
In popular culture, automation is generally synonymous with putting people out of work. But in real life it can do the opposite, making workers more effective at the jobs they already have. That’s the...
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To Infinity And Beyond: These Crystal Sensors Can See Supernovas And Cancers
In the 1960s, satellites monitoring Soviet nuclear tests noticed huge, curious flashes of radiation. Rather than coming from the ground below, they were arriving from deep space. After decades of...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Whispered messages can be transmitted across a room directly into the ear they’re intended for, a shirt can change its properties whether it’s hot or cold out, and a new military grenade comes loaded...
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Lights, Electricity, Action: When Ronald Reagan Hosted “General Electric...
In 2015, the National Geographic Channel launched a new television series called “Breakthrough,” focusing on scientific discovery. The series was developed by the channel and GE, and produced by Oscar...
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The Sky’s Best Buddy Act: GE Aviation And Qantas Capture The Pulse Of...
GE Aviation and Qantas have a great buddy act going. Not only did a pair of GE engines power the Australian national carrier’s inaugural direct flight from Australia to Europe — shuttling travelers...
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Digging Deep, Flying High: The Airline Of The Future Will Run On Big Data
Before boarding a flight, a passenger will likely use their phone to show their ticket, send some last-minute emails and maybe even download a movie for the trip. We take it for granted that digital...
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Network News: Airlines Seek Operational Benefits From Digital Systems
The airline industry capitalized on the value of networks with the creation and extension of booking systems to travel agents decades before we started shopping on the Internet. Today, advances in...
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Getting More Air Time: This Software Helps Emirates Keep Its Planes Up And...
Until recently, the maintenance department at Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier, was operating by the book. Literally. Ground crews used detailed charts and calendar-based schedules to estimate when...
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Talking Shop: The Academy Award For The Most Important Invention In Motion...
In the Hollywood version of Hollywood history, the movie industry exploded in popularity thanks to a pair of brilliant inventions. First Thomas Edison’s movie camera gave birth to the silent film...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Bone marrow implants could forestall neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, synthetic DNA sheds light on how life might’ve evolved elsewhere in the universe, and computer-designed DNA could...
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Next Stop, Wabtec: GE Completes Spin-Off And Merger Of Its Transportation Unit
GE announced today that it has completed the spinoff and merger of its Transportation business with Wabtec Corporation. GE received approximately $2.9 billion in cash as well as shares of Wabtec common...
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GE To Sell Its BioPharma Unit For $21.4 Billion To Danaher
GE announced plans on Monday to sell its BioPharma business to Danaher for approximately $21.4 billion, including $21 billion in cash. GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. said the deal was a...
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Onward
Today we released our 2018 Annual Report. Below is an excerpt from my letter to shareholders. I urge you to read it.Dear fellow shareholder,This is my first letter as Chairman and CEO of our company.I...
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До конца второго квартала 2019 г. должен состояться первый полет самого большого и экономичного дальнемагистрального пассажирского авиалайнера Boeing 777-9X. Он поднимется в небо благодаря двум...
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Whispered messages can be transmitted across a room directly into the ear they’re intended for, a shirt can change its properties whether it’s hot or cold out, and a new military grenade comes loaded...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Kevin And The Art Of VR Maintenance
Not so long ago, an engineer going through training at GE Healthcare opened the receiver subsystem on a telemetry unit he was learning to fix and pulled out a component. Seconds later, the device,...
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Atmospheric carbon gets turned back into coal, tobacco plants are repurposed as “green bioreactors,” and an artificial intelligence text generator becomes worrisomely good at its job. There’s all sorts...
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Judgment Call: Why GE Is Experimenting With ‘Humble AI’
Here’s a nightmare story for you: Machines, endowed with artificial intelligence, get smarter than their creators, take charge and attempt to save humans from themselves. Oops. Smarts, it turns out,...
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Cheers! This California Winery Gets Its Juice From The Wind
The Scheid family has been farming grapes in the lush agricultural region of California’s Salinas Valley for almost half a century. They own 12 estate vineyards on a 70-mile stretch just miles from the...
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Life In A Fast Plane: Sleek Business Jet Scores Twin Distance And Speed Records
There are plenty of fast and fancy business jets, but only one that flies the fastest and farthest. This week, the plane maker Bombardier revealed that its Global 7500 plane scored a set of records for...
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