Lighting

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Idea Factory: From Edison to LEDs, GE’s Cleveland Lighting Lab Keeps Building a Better Bulb

September 27, 2012

One morning last March, engineers at GE’s Nela Park research lab in Cleveland, Ohio, opened a century-old…



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Standing On Edison’s Shoulders: Fifty Years Ago, GE Engineer Nick Holonyak Turned On The World’s First Practical LED

August 15, 2012

The laser was still brand new in February 1963, when Harland Manchester, a past president of the…



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The Road to Rio Stops in Sochi: GE to Help Russia’s Sochi and Brazil’s Rio Stage the Next Olympics

August 10, 2012

Brazil’s “Marvelous City,” Rio de Janeiro, is next up as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics,…



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Brighten Up, Shutterbug: Win a Trip to London and a Lighting Makeover for Your Home in a GE Photo Contest on Facebook

August 8, 2012

London’s Tower Bridge is one of the world’s best known landmarks. As of the London 2012 Olympic…



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A Walk on the Bright Side: How Big Data and Product Innovation Helped North Carolina Plant Open New Jobs and Grab Global Markets

July 24, 2012

Fifty years ago, GE researcher Nick Holonyak walked in Edison’s footsteps when he switched on the world’s…



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All That Glitters is LED: London’s Tower Bridge Dons New “Diamond” Coat for Queen’s Jubilee

May 30, 2012

Teams of lighting designers and electricians spent the last six months crawling across the granite ledges and…