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It’s Personal: How a Premature Birth Spurred Jeffrey Ashe to Map the Brain

November 15, 2015
Jeffrey Ashe is building tiny brain implants, which could one day improve the lives of people suffering from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This groundbreaking work was inspired by one of the worst periods of his life.
In 1997, Ashe spent 10 weeks sitting in the pediatric intensive care unit with his son Andrew, who was born weighing just 2 pounds 3 ounces. As he sat and worried, buzzers and alarms went off every few minutes, further fraying his nerves.
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Steve Gullans: To Be Human Is To Adapt

Steve Gullans Managing Director Excel Venture Management
November 12, 2015

The pace of innovation may be accelerating, but our ability to adapt to the latest technologies remains undeterred.

 

Technology is not an obstacle to humanity. Humans evolve — behaviorally, physically, morally, biologically.

Over many millennia, humans migrated around the globe adapting to changing climates, predators, foods, pathogens, rival tribes and countless obstacles and opportunities. To be human is to adapt.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Steam Turbine: We Could Drink from the Sea With This Miniaturized 3D Printed Machine

Todd Alhart
November 10, 2015
Scientists at GE Global Research (GRC) are working with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a super efficient desalination machine that fits in the palm of the hand.
This innovative solution involves the shrinking of a steam turbine originally designed to generate electricity. It’s also the perfect example of what GE calls the GE Store, the idea that sharing ideas across businesses can quickly lead to breakthroughs.
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Engines of Inference: Peter Tu’s Tech Uses Computer Vision to Understand Emotions, Human Behavior

November 06, 2015
If Peter Tu’s technology takes off, an airplane could know when pilots get distracted in the cockpit and offer suggestions to help them make better decisions. Similarly, doctors could receive important tips on communicating and improving body language when presenting patients with a diagnosis.
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Breakthrough! Watch the New Science Series from GE and NatGeo Channel on GE Reports

Tomas Kellner
November 01, 2015
Biologist Fiona Ginty has spent the last decade at GE Global Research trying to crack cancer’s code. She’s also one of the stars of the new six-part documentary series developed by GE and National Geographic Channel called Breakthrough, which is focusing on scientific progress and innovation and premieres on Sunday night.
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Dr. Tom Frieden: Protecting the World from the Next Pandemic

Dr Tom Frieden Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
October 29, 2015

It wasn’t just luck that the Ebola epidemic didn’t spread once it reached Lagos. Here’s what other countries can learn from Nigeria’s effective response.

 

A horror never before seen unfolded in late spring and summer 2014: the first urban Ebola epidemic in human history.

As Ebola spread through the densely populated urban center of Monrovia, Liberia, cases overwhelmed the country’s fragile health infrastructure. Hospitals and Ebola treatment units overflowed with sick and suffering patients; television crews filmed people dying in the streets.
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Science in Action: New Breakthrough TV Series from NatGeo and GE Zooms In on Live-Changing Research

Tomas Kellner
October 29, 2015
Hollywood producer Brian Grazer says that a curious mind is the secret to a bigger life. It’s also the secret to a thriving business.
Grazer and Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) have teamed up with GE and National Geographic Channel to make a six-part documentary TV series focusing on scientific breakthroughs and innovation.
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