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Power Conversion Systems at Global Research

Arvind Tiwari — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:29:40 +0000

Hi, I’m Arvind Tiwari, manager of the Electrical Power Technologies laboratory based in Bangalore, India. I joined Global Research in ...

Water scarcity around the world

Ajilli Hardy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:44:50 +0000

Water scarcity is a major concern and spreading. The fact that there is so much water on the planet unfortunately ...

Chemical Technologies and Materials Characterization

Vincent Smentkowski — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:31:35 +0000

My name is Vincent (Vin, Vince) Smentkowski and I am a surface chemist/analyst working in the Micro and Nano Analysis ...

Stay Connected with Edison’s Desk on Twitter and YouTube

Kristen Brosnan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:15:26 +0000

Hey, I just wanted to let you know of a new tool that will help you to stay connected with ...

The dust is coming

Charles Theurer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:12:06 +0000

Overall the speed of technology is increasing exponentially. This statement is widely repeated; from Moore’s law to ...

10 more things we love about Schenectady (and Niskayuna)

Natalie Staples — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:54:11 +0000

My friend and co-worker Katelyn Buress sent me this link to an article in the Daily Gazette titled, “The 10 ...

Evaporating solid gold in the Clean Room

Ron Olson — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:31:42 +0000

In our latest installment from the Global Research Clean Room, I want to introduce you to my colleague Marco Aimi. ...

3-Tube PDE rig shadowgraph

Aaron Glaser — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:47:43 +0000

In my last blog I talked about a valved multi-tube PDE called the 3-Tube PDE rig and hinted at some ...

How will power, clean water, and fuel be generated in the future?

Ajilli Hardy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:53:03 +0000

Hi! My name is Ajilli Hardy and I am one of GE’s new and enthusiastic blog editors! I belong to ...

What have you done out of curiosity?

Andy Trimmer — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:14:57 +0000

Recently, some of my colleagues traveled to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In addition to lots of ...

Electronic Materials and Applications – an exciting new meeting

Kristen Brosnan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:39:53 +0000

Last week I participated in the first Electronic Materials and Applications meeting in Orlando, FL where I helped organize the ...

Barbie as a computer engineer? Make it happen!

Megan Rothney — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:26:11 +0000

Currently, Mattel is asking the general public (well, internet surfers) to help determine Barbie’s next career move by voting on ...

A more mobile future for MRI

Minfeng Xu — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:36:45 +0000

Hi, I’m Minfeng Xu, an Electrical Engineer in Electromagnets and Superconductivity Lab at GE Global Research. I am a ...

Computer vision and imaging technologies

Peter Tu — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:38:04 +0000

I joined General Electric in 1997. Prior to this I received my doctorate from Oxford University. Over the years I ...

Technology developed in GE’s labs making a difference in Haiti relief effort

Oliver Mayer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:11:54 +0000

Four years ago, I started to work on an exciting idea, using solar energy to purify water. Our dream was ...

Next generation LED and OLED lighting

Anant Setlur — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:35:27 +0000

As my colleague Anil Duggal discussed on his latest blog entry, GE Global Research has recently won two DOE contracts ...

GE Genius: Danielle Merfeld

Emad Andarawis — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:41:05 +0000

The energy coming from the sun is somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 watts per square meter. Averaged over ...

The importance of using your imagination

Kristen Brosnan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:19:17 +0000

I thought I would begin my blog by introducing you to blog written by someone else – Dr. Olivia Judson. ...

Micro and Nano Structures at GE Global Research

Emad Andarawis — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:44:13 +0000

January of 1998 was a very exciting time for me. I had just finished my Master’s studies at Columbia ...

OLEDs featured in Fast Company

Kristen Brosnan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:41:06 +0000

Hi all, I am busy in Orlando, FL right now at a conference on electronic materials. I’ve got some ...

Edison Engineering Development Program

Andrea Howard — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:49:27 +0000

Hello! My name is Andrea (AJ) Howard and I am currently in my second rotation of the Edison Engineering ...

Revenge of the nerds: Science gets hip in the age of the Internet

Ernest Kovacs — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:38:36 +0000

Let’s face it: we scientists and engineers are perceived to be a rather dull lot. Spending many sobering hours, ...

Electronics, systems, and controls

Alex Ross — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:22:35 +0000

Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Alex Ross and I am Senior Biomedical Engineer and Project ...

Laser Cats take over Global Research

Charles Theurer — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:39:58 +0000

This past weekend, NBC’s Saturday Night Live brought back one of my favorite skits from the last season, Laser Cats. ...

Next generation lighting projects with DOE

Anil Duggal — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:28:57 +0000

We received good news from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department announced a major round of funding for next ...

Large-scale energy storage to reliably manage large amounts of renewable power

Matthias Finkenrath — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:37:37 +0000

Hello all! It’s been while, but I am happy to be back blogging and have some exciting news to share. ...

How will the scientists pronounce the new year?

Natalie Staples — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:20:21 +0000

“Two thousand ten” or Twenty ten?” How are you going to say it? Let’s see what the scientists ...

Advanced Ceramics at Global Research

Kristen Brosnan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:25:28 +0000

Welcome! I am a materials scientist in the Advanced Ceramics Laboratory at GE Global Research. I currently work on ...

Advanced computing and decisioning

Charles Theurer — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:26:53 +0000

My job title is Lead Engineer but that doesn’t begin to describe what we do here from day to day. ...

Researching Material Systems

Andy Trimmer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:22:32 +0000

Hello, you may remember me from my last blog but my name is Andy Trimmer and I work in the ...

Welcome to Biosciences at Global Research

Natalie Staples — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:54:56 +0000

Hello! Thanks for coming to the blog! In addition to what you may have read in my bio, I’d ...

A new sleigh for Santa… courtesy of GE technology

Anil Duggal — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:05:45 +0000

GE Global Research has made it a tradition each year to showcase our latest and greatest technology developments during the ...

New applications for tissue mapping

Michael Gerdes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:21 +0000

Welcome to the blog of Dr. Michael Gerdes. I am a cancer cell biologist working in the Biosciences organization of ...

DARPA Network Challenge

Steve Gustafson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:51:25 +0000

Hi All, I recently learned about the DARPA Network Challenge and definitely thought that the whole concept was very interesting. A ...

Batteries spotlighted in American Renewal digital campaign

Job Rijssenbeek — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:06:21 +0000

Last month I was asked to represent our Advanced Battery project in one of GE’s latest internet commercials. It was ...

Significant Progress on HIV/AIDS, But Still a Long Way to Go

Roger Hoerl — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:19:27 +0000

Today, December 1st 2009, we at GE Global Research join millions of people from around the globe in recognizing World ...

Discussion of Large Hadron Collider reboot

Ernest Kovacs — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:26:17 +0000

My name is Ernest Kovacs and I am a chemist in the Biosciences organization at GE Global Research. You may ...

Ultimate secure ID card of the future

Sumeet Jain — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:32:02 +0000

Hi! I’m Sumeet Jain, I am a Chemical Engineer at GE Global Research and I lead a multidisciplinary team working ...

2009 NASA/C3P International Workshop On Environment and Alternative Energy

Christof Sihler — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:49:08 +0000

Last week we hosted the 2009 International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy at GE Global Research Europe. This workshop ...

Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Toxins

Radislav Potyrailo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:05 +0000

Hello Earth! When we received a notification from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) about the award for our ...

Emissions Aftertreatment Symposium at GE

Larry Lewis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:02:01 +0000

I’m a chemist in the Chemical Technologies and Materials Characterization organization at GE Global Research. I work in the area ...

Honoring our veterans and our friends

Adam Rasheed — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:15:57 +0000

Hey Everyone. I just wanted to mention that Justin Brumberg, one of our Pulse Detonation researchers, is featured on ...

Improving maternal health worldwide

Scott Smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:22 +0000

Every mother wants to be healthy for her baby, but in many rural areas childbirth is a dangerous business. In ...

Ferrofluids: The science behind the blob

Amit Kulkarni — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:58:17 +0000

Hello all. I haven’t blogged in quite a while, I’ve gotten really busy over the past few years working ...

Talking Smart Grid with the Business News Network

Juan de Bedout — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:21:10 +0000

Hi everyone. I was just interviewed by the Business News Network in Canada to talk about the Smart Grid. I ...

Creating a digital revolution in anatomical pathology

Robert Filkins — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:05 +0000

If you follow the world of pathology, you might have read recently about Omnyx’s new autofocusing patent. In ...

The art of battery technology

Job Rijssenbeek — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:31:57 +0000

Hi! I’m Job Rijssenbeek, I am a chemist at GE Global Research and I work on the chemistry behind our ...

Update on managing Maui’s renewables with Smart Grid

Devon Manz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:50 +0000

A few months ago I wrote in the GE blog about the Maui Smart Grid demonstration project. Last week, Mark ...

A significant breakthrough in the fight against cancer

Fiona Ginty — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:58:43 +0000

We all know the old adage, “Knowing is half the battle.” This could not be more true when it comes ...

Exploring the applications for carbon composites

Christophe Lanaud — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:59:38 +0000

Hello everyone, I am Christophe Lanaud and I work at the GE Global Research facility in Munich, Germany. I manage ...

Creating anti-icing surfaces

Joe Vinciquerra — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:03:34 +0000

My name is Joseph Vinciquerra and I’m a project leader in the Mechanical Integration & Operability Laboratory at GE’s Global ...

Developing technology for health management

Megan Rothney — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:05:57 +0000

Since joining Global Research in January 2009 I have been working closely on our body composition projects with GE Healthcare ...

Guest blogging at ‘Collective Imagination’

Peter Tu — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:15:51 +0000

Hi everyone. Wanted to point out a link of interest. I am writing guest blog posts for Science blogs, talking ...

Driving the American Renewal at Global Research

Tiffany Westendorf — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:10:51 +0000

The last time I blogged on Edison’s Desk, I wrote about a project I work on to develop bioenergy technology ...

Reducing the cost of PET tracers to bring molecular imaging diagnostics to more people

Victor Samper — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:42:12 +0000

Getting access to the best diagnostic techniques available is the first step towards a solution to your problem. If it’s ...

The science of social networks

Steve Gustafson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:37:54 +0000

Hi, my name is Steve Gustafson and I am a computer scientist in the Computational Intelligence Lab at GE Global ...

Exploring innovation by blogging the bloggers

Adam Rasheed — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:28:34 +0000

As part of my Exploring Innovation project, I spent my second week with the Barbarian Group, a digital services and ...

Exploring Innovation

Adam Rasheed — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:04:26 +0000

Hey Everyone – I guess it’s been awhile (yet again) since I’ve blogged. Well, once again, I’ve been lucky enough ...

Investigating pulsed detonation engines at GE

Aaron Glaser — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:11:33 +0000

Hi Everyone, as you have probably read from my colleague’s blogs, we are investigating pulsed detonation engines (PDEs) as a ...

Patient monitoring with no wires or cables

David Davenport — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:25:11 +0000

I am a member of the Radio Frequency and Photonics Laboratory at GE Global Research. We develop a variety of ...

Manufacturing in the Global Research clean room

Ron Olson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:14:19 +0000

Hi all, I wanted to introduce you to my colleague at GE Global Research, Stacey Kennerly. Stacey has filmed a ...

HIV/AIDS Sabbatical Postscript: Our Book Has Been Published

Roger Hoerl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:35:32 +0000

Hi, this is Roger Hoerl with a postscript to my HIV/AIDS sabbatical blog, documenting my joint research with Presha Neidermeyer ...

Next Generation PV Research Update

Loucas Tsakalakos — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:05:45 +0000

Hello, it has been some time since the last blog entry on our work in Nano/Next Generation Photovoltaics (PV). Since ...

Celebrating five years of advances in Biosciences

Fiona Ginty — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:15:25 +0000

We celebrated the 5th anniversary of biosciences organization at GE Global Research this week. The Biosciences team has made tremendous ...

An ‘agent’ for change in the operating room

Kathy Bove — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:20:25 +0000

Its been two years since our last blog entry and so much can happen in the world of science in ...

New technology to deal with China’s most serious occupational health disease

Horace Xu — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:40:35 +0000

On July 22, 2009, lung CAD (Computer Aided Detection) technology for pneumoconiosis screening, a jointly funded project by GE Global ...

Recapping a Smart Grid week

Owen Schelenz — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:19:32 +0000

Hello everyone, I would like to give you a recap of theSmart Grid Summit we held last week, which hosted ...

Bringing the Smart Grid to military bases

Zhi Zhou — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Our team at GE Global Research (GEGR) is very excited about a new project that will be undertaken in partnership ...

Automated manufacturing for commercial use of carbon composites

Julian O'Flynn — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:52:03 +0000

My name is Julian O’Flynn and I work in the Composites Manufacturing Lab (CML) at Global Research. CML is the ...

GE technology a ‘guardian angel’ in the hospital room

Kunter Akbay — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:04:53 +0000

As you know, the majority of the hospitals today face tough challenges in the delivery of care. Emergency Room waiting ...

Waste heat recovery – the hidden source of energy

Thomas Frey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:10 +0000

I’m Thomas Frey, research scientist at the Alternative Energy Lab of the GE Global Research Center Europe in Garching near ...

Welcome to the Global Research clean room

Ron Olson — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:27:01 +0000

My name is Ron Olson and I am the manager of the GE Global Research, Micro and Nano FAB Operations. ...

New batteries: from the lab to the marketplace

Glen Merfeld — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:22:07 +0000

Today GE announced that we will be building a facility in New York’s Capital Region to manufacturing our sodium metal ...

GE Brain connects us to our machines

Charles Theurer — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:38:36 +0000

‘Neo: Is that… Cypher: The Matrix? Yeah. Neo: Do you always look at it encoded? Cypher: Well you have to. The image translators ...

Another big step forward in GE’s holographic data storage program

Brian Lawrence — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:04:59 +0000

If you have read the Technology section of today’s NY Times, or visited GE Reportsor Engadget, you will see that ...