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GE's Lumination™ RS Series LED DownLights Provide Easy-to-Install Options for Retrofit Projects in Residential and Commercial Spaces

August 19, 2014

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (Aug. 19, 2014)---Now offered in 4-inch and 6-inch versions, the Lumination™ RS Series LED DownLight from GE Lighting provides a contractor-grade, energy-efficient lighting solution for residential and commercial spaces.

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NASA recently announced the instruments that will be aboard the...

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NASA recently announced the instruments that will be aboard the rover for its next mission to Mars in 2020. Pictured above is an artist's rendition of the robot as it operates the SuperCam, a device that will fire a high-powered laser at rock targets up to 20 feet away. 

Promoting STEM in the Pink Toy Aisle

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Promoting STEM in the Pink Toy Aisle

If you take a stroll down the "pink" aisle at the toy store, you'll come across princesses, dress-up kits and dolls. With an abundance of these popular items, it's no wonder research shows that girls lose interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields as early as age 8. While all of these items are a great way for girls to interact and imagine, it's time for us to alter the way we think about toys for girls.

No Cure But a Wish to Know: We Want to Know if Brain Disease Will Strike

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No Cure But a Wish to Know: We Want to Know if Brain Disease Will Strike

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There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, no definitive test and no way to prevent it. Yet when asked, an overwhelming number of people around the world say they want to know whether they are at risk. "I was surprised by the consistency and strength of that need," says Ben Newton, who leads the neurology unit at GE Healthcare Life Sciences. "This strength of feeling is rare for a disease that we cannot treat."

Most of Us Want to Know if Dementia Will Strike, Survey Finds

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Most of Us Want to Know if Dementia Will Strike, Survey Finds

Scientists are learning to diagnose and even predict the onset of incurable neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's earlier and earlier. As doctors get closer to predicting whether you will develop an incurable disease at some point in your life, an important question pops up: would you want to know, even if there was no cure?

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GE Healthcare: New Dementia Research Reveals Overwhelming Demand for "The Value of Knowing"

August 19, 2014

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Electric Fields Made Visible Physics educator James Lincoln...

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Electric Fields Made Visible Physics educator James Lincoln...


Lincoln shows there is no electric field drop in a conductor by placing one area of a fluorescent bulb inside the field. This forms a glowing conductive plasma that grows as the bulb is pulled across.

The electric field that extends beyond the plasma globe's glass becomes visible when fluorescent gas in a bulb is brought inside the region.

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GE Healthcare Introduces the Next Generation Pocket-Sized Ultrasound -Vscan with Dual Probe

August 18, 2014

With the first of its kind 2-in-1 probe, VscanTM with Dual Probe now supports many core point of care ultrasound procedures to help clinicians with efficient triage and precision in patient management

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