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Renewable Energy Makes Things Tough On The Grid, But New Software Could Help
Many energy experts view Europe as a sort of crystal ball for the energy industry — one that’s showing a decidedly mixed future.On the one hand, renewable sources like wind and sun provide more power...
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The Big Picture: GE’s Cloud Analytics Combo Gives Service Crews New Insights
When spot energy prices climb, it’s tempting for wind farm owners to crank their turbines to the max to take advantage of the high prices. But a surge like that can also damage equipment that isn’t in...
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A Man With A Plan: Kwanza Hall Wants To Power All Of Atlanta With Renewables
In May, Atlanta committed to being powered by 100 percent renewable energy by 2035, making it one of the largest of the 26 other U.S. cities to take the pledge. While it’s big news for the nationwide...
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On The Right Track: Software Is Helping Make European Trains Smarter
Outside of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas the Tank Engine and his magical friends live, trains don’t usually speak. That’s about to change in Europe, where locomotives are set to start talking to...
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New Company Will Use Drones, Crawling Robots, AI And Predictive Analytics To...
Routine inspections at oil and gas facilities can be slow and costly. They’re also dangerous — flare stacks at petroleum refineries can be heated in the hundreds of degrees, and have to cool before...
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These 3 Examples Show Driverless Cars Are Getting Safer And More Advanced...
When a May 2016 crash killed the person operating a Tesla Model S driving in Autopilot mode, advocates of autonomous vehicles feared a slowdown in development of self-driving cars.Instead the opposite...
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Building The Bitcoin For Energy: This Woman Came Up With A Promising New Idea...
Talia Kohen exudes enough personal energy to light up a ballroom. But her goals are much grander. “I want electricity to be the factor that unites all of Europe, just like the euro,” she says.That’s...
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5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Space flight triggered amazing changes to a bunch of flatworms. Mosquitoes that carry life-threatening diseases may have met their match in a fungus engineered to sting like a scorpion. And a new drone...
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This Kid Spent 9 Years Building An Incredibly Detailed Model Of A Boeing Jet...
Luca Iaconi-Stewart says he’s “a crazy guy who loves aviation.” That might be an understatement. The 25-year-old spent the last nine years in his parents’ house building an exquisitely precise replica...
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Helping Or Hacking? Engineers And Ethicists Must Work Together On...
Brain-computer interface devices that read minds and act on intentions are the latest headlines from Elon Musk and Facebook, and they can change lives for the better. But they could also be put to...
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A Quiet Ascent: New LEAP Engines Are Giving A Lift To The Aviation Industry
Low fuel prices and more airplanes in the air are taking us into a new golden age for aviation, according to the mood here at the 2017 Paris Air Show, which starts on Monday. Data from the...
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Working Capital: How Betting On A Maverick Made AirAsia Soar
Anthony “Tony” Fernandes is a risk taker. One of the best-known airline chiefs in the world, he’s revered for taking Asia’s first low-cost airline up from near-bankruptcy to a company with more than...
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Mad Props: A 3D-Printed Airplane Engine Will Run This Year
The last time engineers designed a civilian turboprop engine from scratch for mass-production, humans had not yet landed on the moon. Unlike jet engines, turboprops typically power small commercial...
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Sound The Alarm: Robots Are Disrupting (Far Too Few) Jobs
It has become an article of faith that workers today are experiencing almost unprecedented levels of labor-market disruption and insecurity: Robots are automating factory jobs, kicking lunch-pail...
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A Snake On A Plane: This Longed-Arm Robot Will Help Fix Aircraft Engines
When Hong Kong started planning a road tunnel 50 meters (164 feet) below sea level in 2012, local engineers had to find a way to keep the cutters in the massive boring shield in shape and the blades...
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The World’s Largest Jet Engine Starts Certification Testing
Everything that has happened to this point — the hundreds of hours of bombardment with ice, the exposure to dust and debris that simulated 3,000 takeoffs and landings — was just the prelude. In recent...
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GE Is Building The World’s Largest ‘Additive’ Machine For 3D Printing Metals
3D printing is growing up. Literally. GE Additive, a new GE business dedicated to supplying 3D printers, materials and engineering consulting services, announced today it is developing the world’s...
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3D-Printed ‘Bionic’ Parts Could Revolutionize Aerospace Design
3D printing is making news at this year’s Paris Air Show. The two largest aircraft builders, Airbus and Boeing, brought here advanced planes powered by LEAP jet engines with 3D-printed fuel nozzles....
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GE, CFM Expect $15 Billion In New Business In Paris; New LEAP Engines Are...
Low fuel prices and more airplanes in the air are taking us into a new golden age for aviation, according to the mood here at the 2017 Paris Air Show, which starts on Monday. Data from the...
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Swimming With The Tide: A Baja Port To Deploy GE’s First Advanced Gas...
The Mexican seaside town of Ahome sits on a spit of land lapped by the clear, blue waters of Baja California. Its white, sandy beaches can rival any in Mexico, but the view isn’t all a tourist would...
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