General Electric
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If there's too much ice or snow on the rails, locomotives' steel wheels will just spin out when traveling up inclines. Now, however, GE Transportation has developed a supersonic air blower to keep those tracks dry.
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Bionic hands are too expensive for many amputees, such as a boy that General Electric engineer Lyman Connor met last year. Connor proceeded to design and build a low-cost bionic hand in his home workshop, which he now hopes to get to the boy, if only he can locate him.
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As of July 20th, it will be officially 45 years since astronauts first walked on the moon. To mark the occasion, General Electric has teamed up with high-end footwear manufacturer Android Homme and clothing retailer JackThreads to create a limited-edition sneaker known as The Missions.
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GE has adapted its medical X-ray systems to work in the crushing pressures of the deep oceans, as part of a remote-controlled submersible rig for examining pipelines in place.
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PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland's historic theater district is erecting what is claimed as the world's largest outdoor crystal chandelier. The biggest surprise is that General Electric, who is designing the chandelier, believes it will stand up to Cleveland's extreme weather.
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In April, General Electric’s opened its patent vault to the crowdsourcing company Quirky. On Monday, the fruits of that partnership were apparent as the first four products under the joint Wink brand were unveiled.
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On Thursday, General electric announced that the HF120 jet engine, which boasts a fan aperture is only 18 inches (45.7 cm) across, that it’s co-developing with Honda for the HondaJet, completed its US FAA certification testing.
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Appliance makers have been putting together "Homes of Tomorrow" ever since they realized that electricity was more than a passing fad, and now GE is jumping forward to the year 2025 to show us what home life will be like in the middle of the next decade.