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Industrial Internet

Night Watch 2.0: Meet The Digital Ghost In the Machine

Todd Alhart
October 16, 2017
Time was, outages on the power grid were the result of downed tree limbs. Trees and branches are still an issue, but power companies increasingly are worried about hackers and computer viruses. To wit, the ominously named malware Black Energy took out a grid in Ukraine in 2015 and caused 800,000 people to lose power. The threat is only increasing — year over year, cyberattacks on industrial control systems have increased by 55 percent.
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Electricity

Fast Power: Grounded Jet Engines Are Powering Indonesia’s Pearl Paradise

October 12, 2017

The turquoise, nutrient-rich waters off the coast of the Indonesian island of Lombok are perfect for growing pearls. But when pearl farmer Fauzi Se wanted to take advantage of nature’s bounty and expand production at his jewelry business, he was stymied by a problem only humans can solve — his workshop didn’t have enough electricity to power his machines. “We recently ordered casting equipment to help with our pearl production,” Se says. “But, after the goods had arrived, it turned out we were not ready on the electricity side.”

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IoT

From Light To Bright: San Diego Is Building The World's Largest Municipal Internet Of Things

Bruce Watson
October 10, 2017
San Diego’s newest streetlights might not look all that special — and that’s exactly the point. Designed to blend in with the rest of the city’s outdoor lighting, they’re easy to overlook. Under the surface, though, the LED fixtures are actually data-gathering machines. They will allow San Diego to build the largest municipal internet-of-things network in the world.
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History

The Sword In The Virtual Stone: These Eyes Can Peer 1,600 Years Into The Past

October 10, 2017
In 2012, Berlin conservator Katrin Lück brought a tiny, severely corroded lead scroll to GE’s Technical Solutions Center in the town of Wunstorf in northern Germany.
Lück believed that the precious, 1,600-year-old artifact, which measured just 3.6 centimeters long and 1.5 centimeters wide, contained scriptures in Mandaic — the language of an ancient gnostic religion dating back to Christ's birth. She wanted to read the verse, but unrolling the scroll would destroy it.
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Solar

Solar Power Is Becoming Cheap Enough To Compete With Fossil Fuels In The Gulf

October 08, 2017
Dubai has so many sunny days—more than 300 on average every year—it seems like a no-brainer for the city to use some of those rays to power its many glittering skyscrapers, massive malls and luxurious hotels. But that hasn’t been the case. Until recently, it was still cheaper to generate a kilowatt from oil or natural gas here.
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future of healthcare

Gut Check: This Smart Capsule Is Making Colon-Cancer Screening Easier To Swallow

Tomas Kellner
August 14, 2017
Turning 50 isn’t the end of the world, sources say. But it is time for a colonoscopy. The “prep” for this middle-age ritual typically involves a liquid diet the day leading up to the appointment capped with a laxative or enema. When the colon is clear, doctors insert a flexible tube with a camera through the digestive track’s bottom end and use it look for polyps and cancer. The procedure typically requires sedation.
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Energy

Baker Hughes, A GE Company, Brings New Efficiencies To The Oil And Gas Industry

Dorothy Pomerantz
July 03, 2017
When oil prices plummeted in 2014, it was a boon to consumers but a hurdle for the oil and gas industry. Over just a few months, prices dropped from $112 per barrel to $62 per barrel and continued to drop until hitting bottom at below $27 in 2016, cutting into profits and turning business forecasts on their head.
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ai

Looking For The Unknown: Artificial Intelligence Is Seeking Cancer Patterns That Have Eluded Humans

Maggie Sieger
July 03, 2017
Men in Brazil, diagnosed with colorectal cancer, usually refuse the surgical removal of the colon, one of the recommended treatments. After surgery, patients are required to have a colostomy bag for the rest of their lives. This is a real concern in the body-conscious Brazilian culture.
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Paris Air Show

Engines With 3D-Printed Parts Lift GE, Partners Over $31 Billion In Paris Air Show Orders

Tomas Kellner
June 21, 2017
Next-generation passenger jets powered by engines with 3D-printed parts dominated the 2017 Paris Air Show.
GE and its partners have received more than $31 billion in new business at the show, which opened Monday. The bulk of those orders are for a new family of LEAP jet engines with 3D-printed fuel nozzles. The LEAP engine was developed by CFM International, a 50-50 joint venture between GE  and France’s Safran Aircraft Engines.
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Paris Air Show

GE Is Building The World’s Largest ‘Additive’ Machine For 3D Printing Metals

Tomas Kellner
June 20, 2017
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 largest laser-powered 3D printer that prints parts from metal powder.
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