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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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Next-Generation Cessna Denali Will Have A 3D-Printed Turboprop Engine
Many people would prefer flying in a private plane to dealing with the hassle at the airport. Those with $4.8 million in their pocket may soon have that choice. Textron Aviation just unveiled a new...
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The Burning Man For The Airborne Set: A Day At The Greatest Airshow In The World
Think of it as Burning Man for flying enthusiasts. Here, you can almost smell freedom, independence and the sense that anything is possible mixing in the air with aviation fuel.The formal name for the...
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These Next-Generation Batteries Could End Energy Poverty
More efficient renewables can not only power factories, but they can act as “mini-grids” in connecting rural communities. Could more affordable and scalable batteries be a remedy to poverty? Solar and...
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Galaxy Quest: We Went Inside A Plane Large Enough To Carry A Tank Around The...
The latest model of the gigantic C-5 Galaxy military transport jet galumphed into the Oshkosh fly-in on Tuesday. The plane, which was the world’s largest aircraft when it first took off in 1968, helped...
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The Sky Was Totally His: Jeff Beam Flew His Red Biplane 800 Miles To Be At...
On a typical day, aviation engineer Jeff Beam builds and fixes engines for commuter and private jets at GE Aviation’s plant in Strother Field in Kansas. But last week, the 30-year GE veteran climbed...
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The Great Oshkosh Fly-In Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech
GE made big news with its advanced turboprop engine built from 3D-printed parts at this week’s EAA AirVentures fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. But GE technology has been popping up all over at the...
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How Boeing Planes Helped GE’s Aviation Business Take Off
When Bill Boeing opened his Seattle factory in 1916, his first product was a seaplane made from wood and canvas called Bluebill. That biplane could seat a pair of flyers and cover 320 miles. Boeing...
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Why Robots Aren’t a Real Threat to Jobs: Q&A With Rethink Robotics Founder...
Rodney Brooks, founder of Rethink Robotics, introduced the concept of cost-effective and collaborative robotics in manufacturing. He explains why he believes robots like Rethink’s Baxter and Sawyer...
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North By Northwest: What It Takes To Fly A Two-Seater Plane 500 Miles To The...
Brad Mottier can’t leave his job behind. Then again, he doesn’t want to.Mottier runs GE Aviation’s business and general aviation division, the unit responsible for aircraft engines and other technology...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
This week we learned about German bacteriologists who picked a powerful new antibiotic made by a microbe that lives in people’s noses, a leaf-like solar cell that turns CO2 into usable fuel and an...
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We Need To Learn To Live In Digital Cities
Building true digital cities will need more than investments in infrastructure technology. The education that students receive in schools will determine who will build and benefit from the Smart City...
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Brussels Is Sprouting Digital Grid For A Green Boom
There is plenty of uncertainty in Brussels this summer, the home to a number of European Union institutions. But one safe bet in the Belgian metropolis is that the lights will stay on.That’s because...
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