EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-May 4, 2015-Consumers are more connected in every aspect of daily life than ever before, from apps on their smartphones, to GPS in their vehicles, to wireless Internet in their offices. Now, tech-savvy shoppers can expect their favorite retailers to advance the in-store experience with the help of GE Lighting and Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.
If Ships Could Fly: Big Data Dawn on the High Seas
If Ships Could Fly: Big Data Dawn on the High Seas
By GE Reports staff
A seaborne locomotive sounds like crazy idea, but engineer Andy McKeran, who designs heavy-duty offshore equipment at GE, might give it another look. "One of the big benefits of working here is that someone in some other part of the company may have already solved your problem," he says. "We call it the GE store, except that you don't have to buy the solution, you get it free."
Future of Flight Taking Shape: Electric Motors and...
Future of Flight Taking Shape: Electric Motors and...
A model aircraft with 10 electric motors attached to rotatable wings could be four times more flight efficient than helicopters and more quiet. Courtesy NASA.
Mensa for Lumens: Bright Minds from GE and Apple Just Made Lighting More Brilliant
Mensa for Lumens: Bright Minds from GE and Apple Just Made Lighting More Brilliant
By GE Reports staff
GE will connect its intelligent Align LED light bulbs, which adjust their light waves to help promote the body's natural sleep cycle, with Apple's HomeKit platform, which allows users to control connected home devices from their phones.
Snapchat For Oil Wells?
Snapchat For Oil Wells?
By Mike Keller
Aboard a drillship bobbing in the waters off West Africa, a piece of complex machinery unexpectedly shuts down. A mile below the ship, a newly completed deepwater well waits for the installation of a subsea Christmas tree, which controls the flow of oil and gas from the wellhead. But for now, the tree sits uselessly on the deck of the ship.
A Toy Gone Wrong: Edison's Monster Doll Was One Gift People Were Happy to Return
A Toy Gone Wrong: Edison's Monster Doll Was One Gift People Were Happy to Return
By GE Reports staff
Not everything Thomas Edison touched became raging success. His "monster doll" turned out to be an outright dud.