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Renewables

This Data Will Blow You Away: Renewables By Far The Largest New Power Source In The U.S.

Tomas Kellner
February 10, 2016
New solar and wind energy farms added a whopping 68 percent of new power generation capacity in the United States last year, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. When combined with hydropower, renewables now make up a fifth of America’s electricity generation capacity, more than double what it was in 2008.
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Software

Follow The Digital Thread: How GE’s Off To See Profit In The Age Of Cheap Oil

Tomas Kellner
February 03, 2016
Over the last several decades, companies have used tools like Six Sigma and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to squeeze the most out of their factories. But in hard times that may not be enough. “When you have a factory that’s already hitting on-time delivery in 95 percent of cases, what you can do with ERP is limited,” says Anup Sharma, chief information officer at GE Oil & Gas.
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Electrification Software Energy

That’s So Nice: Electricity’s Digital Future Has Dawned On The French Riviera

February 02, 2016
The commune of Carros in the south of France straddles a leafy valley tucked away a short ride from Nice and the beaches of the French Riviera. Like much of Provence, the medieval town of 11,000 swells every summer with tourists seeking tans and sipping rosé. But it may soon become a magnet for people interested in the sun for a different reason.
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biology

Do Animals Have A Sixth Sense For The Earth’s Magnetic Field?

January 27, 2016
The flight paths of migrating birds can span continents. Honeybees zigzag through orchards and meadows to the sweetest spots for nectar and then zip back home again. Adult salmon, in what might be the most epic voyage in the animal kingdom, swim from the ocean upstream through branching and churning rivers to lay eggs in the spot where they were born. It’s a route they took only once before — in the opposite direction, as young fish — and yet they don’t get lost.
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Medical Imaging

These Machines Helped Unveil Secrets Of The Human Body

Tomas Kellner
January 26, 2016
Thomas Edison’s light bulb patent was 15 years old when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays and proved their power by imaging the bones inside his wife's hand. "I've seen my death," she reportedly said after seeing the picture. But GE co-founder Elihu Thomson had longevity in mind. A year after Roentgen's discovery, he modified Edison's light bulb to emit X-rays and used it to build the first X-ray machine.
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Earnings

A Pivotal Year: 4Q Results Outline GE's Digital-Industrial Evolution

Timothy Cheng
January 22, 2016
GE released its fourth-quarter results this morning, capping a pivotal year when the company sold much of its lending business and embraced software to become the world’s largest digital-industrial company.
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Jet engines

Into Thin Air: The Lofty Side Of Jet Engine Testing

Tomas Kellner
January 21, 2016
New GE jet engines must pass a litany of hardships on the test stand — from bird strikes to hailstorms — before they get to take to the air.
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power

Supercritical Thinking: To Achieve World’s Best Performance, This Coal-Fired Power Plant Applies Bulletlike Pressures To Steam

January 20, 2016
For most people, the term “next generation” isn't the first thing that comes to mind when they think of coal. After all, everything about this black sedimentary rock composed of ancient fossilized plants is old.
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Personalized Medicine

Reengineer This Body: New Center Will Help Scientists Reprogram Cells To Fight Disease

Tomas Kellner
Erin Bryant
January 20, 2016
Emily Whitehead was just 5 years old when she fell ill with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer. Most kids beat the disease within two years, but Emily relapsed twice after several rounds of chemotherapy.
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Innovation Barometer

Disrupt or Disappear: New Innovation Barometer Finds Digital Technologies Grow Opportunities as Well as Pressure on Businesses

Tomas Kellner
January 19, 2016
Thomas Edison, one of the world’s most prolific inventors, said his main purpose in life was to make enough money to create ever more inventions. “I find out what the world needs,” Edison declared. “Then I go ahead and try to invent it.”
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