The GE Brief: January 6, 2022
It’s A Deal
2021 was a historic year at GE, capped by the announcement this fall that it will go forward as three separate, industry-leading companies focusing on healthcare, energy and aviation. “The momentum we have built puts us in a position of strength to take this exciting next step in GE’s transformation, enabling each of our businesses to realize their full potential,” said Larry Culp, GE’s chairman and CEO. Aiding that momentum is a series of deals GE completed over the past year or so.
GE Reports has the list here.
Faraway, So Close
In December, NASA awarded GE Research a three-year, $1.7 million grant to help the U.S. space agency develop and demonstrate crucial technology for studying the scorching surface of Venus, which can feel hotter than a pizza oven. But Earth will benefit, too. By developing electronics built to withstand extreme heat, GE scientists hope to advance new possibilities in the aviation, energy and defense sectors — such as sensors that can take data from inside a jet engine or a gas turbine, and rugged equipment that could help produce better unmanned vehicles. GE Reports has the story.
Did you know that a GE scientist and executive led NASA during the historic first moon landing? That story is here. And did you know that a GE test pilot was picked along with Neil Armstrong for early space missions? Read about it here.
— Video Of The Week —
GE and Diversity and Inclusion at the Dubai Expo
How can companies, governments and other entities foster a diverse and inclusive culture that meets the expectations of a new generation of employees, consumers, customers and stakeholders? At the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, GE hosted a discussion to examine how diversity and inclusion drive success.
— Quote Of The Day —
“When we have electronics that reliably function in hotter and harsher environments, we create new opportunities to improve major infrastructure like the power grid, to advance breakthroughs in sea, air and space propulsion, and help to enable new challenging applications in the defense sector.”
— Jim LeBlanc, technology director for electrical systems at GE Research
Quote: GE Reports. Video: GE Reports. Images: Getty Images.