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What’s Holding Back VR?
Despite major publicity and significant corporate investments in virtual reality platforms, the prevalence of VR systems has a long way to go. Still, Christian Talmage, a VR consultant, explains why...
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This New Iraqi Electric Plant Is Restoring Power to the People
A decade ago, some parts of Iraq averaged a mere four hours of electricity per day. Today, the typical Iraqi still only has 16 to 18 hours of power daily and only a few regions can count on electricity...
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5 Coolest Things on Earth This Week
A 200-mile-long long lightning strikes in Oklahoma. A flashlight with the strength of 21,000 suns is now a thing. Black roofs may soon reflect as much sunlight as white ones. Who knew?The Universe Has...
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The Story Of The 1st US Jet Engine: The Hush-Hush Boys Wanted To Win The War...
The PlotThe year was 1941. World War II was raging in Europe and Nazi bombers over London were as common as rain. It was also when a group of GE engineers in Lynn, Massachusetts, received a secret...
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Thought The Industrial Age And Information Age Were Something? Wait Until The...
One of the best things about artificial intelligence systems is that once one learns an area of expertise, they all know it through networked learning. With intelligence augmentation, consumers won’t...
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Wait And Sea: Merkur, Germany’s Massive Offshore Wind Farm, Is Finally Taking...
The North Sea is known for some epic swells. The rollercoaster ride involving Merkur, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms, lasted nearly five years.Located 28 miles off the sandy beaches of...
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Esperanto For Machines: GE And Bosch Partner To Help Machines Talk To Each Other
When the machines of tomorrow talk to each other, what language will they speak? Will a German car be able to communicate with traffic in America, and a jet engine from Cincinnati with a maintenance...
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Like A Diamond In The Rough, This Abrasive Material Finds Its Place In The Sun
In 1891, Edward Acheson was working at Thomas Edison’s famed Menlo Park laboratory, trying to make artificial diamonds by heating clay and powdered coke in an iron bowl with a carbon arc light. The...
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Dammed If You Don’t: Why The US Will Lose Big Without Investing In Hydropower
Hydropower – energy that comes from water flowing through turbines in dams – is referred to as America’s first renewable electricity source. Kristina Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Cube Hydro, GE...
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Japan’s First Digital Power Plant Goes Live
The massive gas-fired Futtsu Power Station, which forms a small peninsula in Tokyo Bay, is capable of generating 5,040 megawatts of electricity for millions of Japanese homes and businesses. Made up of...
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5 Coolest Things on Earth This Week
This week, our extraterrestrial hearing improved with a giant new radio telescope and we also learned of a visionary plan to build a city on Mars. Scientists found a new type of filling that can heal...
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Working Magic: FDA Clears New Speedy MRI Scanning Technique
It takes about half an hour to have your brain scanned inside a magnetic resonance machine (MRI). Many people relax and tune out as they slide inside the snug scanning tunnel for the painless...
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3 Responsibilities For Men And Women To Close The Gender Gap
How do you talk about the gender gap with male colleagues and our children? Sue Siegel, CEO of GE Ventures, discusses our shared responsibility to close the gender gap — and her biggest professional...
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The California Duck Must Die (But It’s Not What You Think)
Solar power might be a shining example of a great renewable-energy source. But combined with existing infrastructure, it’s wreaking havoc on California’s electric power grid. So much so the problem...
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Why There’s No Such Thing As A Skills Gap
What is the “skills gap?” The prevailing hope is that teaching more skills will address income inequality and flat wages. Unfortunately, specific training programs may miss the mark on what are...
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5 Ways To Make Global Trade Work For Developing Nations
The benefits of trade, such as jobs and income growth, won’t see their full potential with stifling regulation. About 96 percent of world trade is affected by at least one regulation. Here are five...
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New GE Research Center Deploys Science To Lift Oil And Gas
Oil and gas operators have endured two years of a petroleum glut that shows no signs of abating. In fact, last week, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut production...
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How Grounded Jet Engines Are Powering Indonesia’s Pearl Paradise
The turquoise, nutrient-rich waters off the coast of the Indonesian island of Lombok are perfect for growing pearls. But when pearl farmer Fauzi Se wanted to take advantage of nature’s bounty and...
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Brilliant In Boston: Mobile Lab Will Teach Students How Synthetic Life Plays...
What’s it like working as a software game developer, and what exactly does a synthetic life designer do? Boston public high school students will be soon able to learn the answers to those questions and...
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Made In The Cloud: The Factory Of The Future Will Run On Data
Next time you travel to Pittsburgh, treat yourself by taking a self-driving Uber to GE’s Center for Additive Technology Advancement (CATA) located a short drive from the airport.The Silicon Valley...
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