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Innovation

5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Tomas Kellner
January 27, 2017
Scientists successfully grew human stem cells inside a pig for the first time, built an AI that rivals dermatologists in spotting skin cancer and created a metal out of hydrogen — a material so unique it could act as a superconductor at room temperature. Science is so hot!
 

This AI Can Rival Doctors In Spotting Skin Cancer 
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Aerospace

Jet Engine So Large It Could Swallow A Subway Train Just Powered Through First Set Of Tests

October 26, 2016
The deep woods around Peebles, Ohio, are hiding a secret so big that it could write the next chapter in the history of aviation. At one of many test sites spread over a secluded valley, GE Aviation just completed initial ground testing of the GE9X — the largest jet engine ever built.
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From Wimbledon To Burning Man: An Inside Look At The Summer’s Largest Airshows

Tomas Kellner
September 08, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place every other year just outside of London, is aviation’s grand slam event comparable to Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. Boeing, Airbus, GE and all other large aircraft, engine and equipment makers come here and do big business. (GE Aviation and its joint-venture partner CFM International left with $25 billion in new deals.)
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Oshkosh

Supercharge Me: How Boeing Helped GE Reinvent Jet Travel

Tomas Kellner
July 31, 2016

When Bill Boeing opened his Seattle factory in 1916, his first product was a seaplane made from wood and canvas called Bluebill. That biplane could seat a pair of flyers and cover 320 miles. Boeing built just two of them.

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Oshkosh

The Great Oshkosh Fly-In Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech

Tomas Kellner
July 29, 2016
GE made big news with its advanced turboprop engine built from 3D-printed parts at this week’s EAA AirVentures fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. But GE technology has been popping up all over at the massive airshow, which attracts 10,000 pilots and half a million visitors. We walked miles up and down the runways to find the best examples. It turned out to be a stroll through GE’s aviation history. Here’s the haul.
 
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FIA16

The Great Farnborough Airshow Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech

Tomas Kellner
July 16, 2016
GE technology has been hiding in many unexpected places at the Farnborough International Airshow, which ends on Sunday in England. It was in the wings of the latest wide-body plane from Airbus, the A350 XWB, in the engines of the next-generation Boeing 737 MAX, in the cockpit of the newest Gulfstream jet, and even under the hood of a brand-new F-18 Super Hornet. We dispatched pilot and photographer Adam Senatori to sniff it out. Here’s what he brought back.
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FIA16

GE And CFM Win $25 Billion In New Deals At Farnborough Airshow

Tomas Kellner
July 14, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow will stay open to the public over the weekend, but the business part is over. GE and CFM International, GE’s joint company with France’s Safran Aircraft Engines, reported a combined total of $25 billion in new business.
CFM entered the show with orders and commitments for more than 10,800 next-generation LEAP jet engines, valued at $151 billion (U.S. list price), and the company won deals for at least 393 more. The company sold 565 engines valued at $8.2 billion. The tally includes its CFM56 engines and also business from undisclosed customers.
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FIA16

We've Watched The World’s Newest Cargo Jet Swallow A Supersonic Car

Tomas Kellner
July 12, 2016
The most unusual machine at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow in England isn’t a plane at all but a life-size model of the Bloodhound, a jet-powered car vying not only to break the speed of sound but also crash through the 1,000-mph barrier.
Though the car is impressive, the real show-stopper may be its ride: the massive cargo jet that could soon carry it to the racetrack. That plane, a brand-new Boeing 747-8 freighter powered by a quartet of GEnx engines, arrived in Farnborough on its maiden voyage from Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington.
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FIA16

Are You Ready For The 18-Hour Flight?

Tomas Kellner
July 12, 2016
The oil embargo of 1973 was a miserable period when American towns banned Christmas lights to save electricity, billboards urged citizens to “turn off the damn lights” and filling stations dispensed gasoline by appointment only. The crisis got everyone thinking seriously about innovation and energy efficiency. One result: the massive and efficient jet engines that power the world’s longest commercial flights today.
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FIA16

Farnborough Airshow, An Aviation Grand Slam, Takes Off Today In England

Tomas Kellner
July 11, 2016
Many planes heading to the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens just outside of London on Monday, start their descent over Wimbledon’s famous tennis courts. It’s an apt landing route. Just like the tennis tournament, the air show is a grand-slam event for the aviation industry. The stars here have names like Airbus, Boeing and GE, the company that makes the jet engines that keep planes in the air.
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