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04.09.12

GE Global Research To Partner With Livermore National Lab and Universities On Supercomputing Project

GE researchers to explore ways of improving fuel injectors through supercomputingGoal of making more powerful engines that run cleaner and require less fuel

04.05.12

GE, MIT Building Crowdsourcing Software Platform to Revolutionize Product Design and Manufacturing

DARPA contract to support the design of complex cyber-physical systemsProgram goal to enable the next evolution of manufacturing; allow for sharing of ideas in a global community, while safeguarding proprietary informationOnline platform a key building block of the emerging Industrial Internet

03.06.12

GE Scientists Demonstrate Promising Anti-Icing Nano Surfaces

GE nano coated samples significantly delay ice formation under atmospheric icing conditions Exploring potential anti-icing applications for aviation and wind energy New research findings presented at American Physical Society (APS) Conference in Boston

02.23.12

GE and InDevR Scientists Developing Breakthrough Device to Improve Diagnosis of Flu at the Point-of-Care

Working to create a device that is easy-to-operate and can be used in the doctor’s office or remotely in the fieldKey goal is to enable device to be quickly adapted to diagnose new strains of the flu and other emerging infectious diseasesSmall biotech business in Boulder, Colorado partnering with GE to increase its workforce

02.13.12

New Butterfly-inspired Design From GE To Enable More Advanced, Low Cost Thermal Imaging Devices

Nanostructures on Morpho butterfly wings coated with carbon nanotubes can sense temperature changes down to 0.02 degrees Celsius, at a response rate of 1/40 of a secondNew bio-inspired design by GE scientists could enable more advanced applications for industrial inspection, medical diagnostics, and the military · Discovery reported in Nature Photonics

12.20.11

GE Scientists Decorate the Christmas Tree With 3-D Printed Ornaments

Learn how a 3-D printed ornament is made in GE's Additive Manufacturing LabShare a picture of your coolest 3-D printed or science-themed ornament on www.facebook/edisonsdesk

11.17.11

GE to open new global software headquarters in California

Will Hire 400 Additional Software Architects, Engineers, Business Development and User Experience Professionals.

10.26.11

GE Working to Cut Solar Installation Costs in Half, Make Rooftop Solar More Affordable

Cost reductions would bring residential and commercial solar closer to parity with retail electricity costs, reduce the need for outside subsidiesGE investing hundreds of millions of dollars to increase solar power across the grid from the utility to homes and commercial properties

09.30.11

GE, Nissan Sign R&D Agreement to Fast Track Broader Adoption of Electric Cars

— Companies collaborating to develop future technologies intended to accelerate integration of electric cars into everyday living —

08.29.11

GE Applying MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-effectively Scale-Up to 15MW Wind Turbines

GE researchers applying 30+ years of experience developing superconducting magnets for MRI systems to design an advanced generator for large-scale wind powerNew generator will be lighter in weight, deliver more power, reduce cost of electricity (COE)

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