Global Research

Fluid partnerships and collaborations, rather than insular corporate research, are becoming the lifeblood of innovation. This trend was confirmed yesterday by the results of GE’s second annual Global Innovation Barometer. However, the barometer, which surveyed nearly 3,000 U.S. and foreign executives on innovation, also found a “partnership paradox.” While the [...]

The electric vehicle (EV) market has been stuck in low gear. One of the big opportunities where this can be changed is in the commercial vehicle sector. There are over 230 million commercial cars and light-duty trucks on U.S. roads—a huge potential source for widespread EV adoption. But large companies, [...]

Tomorrow is the last day of the year and perhaps a good moment to peer into the future. At GE, this does not require tea leaves. Some of the technologies that will help shape the world already exist in the company’s research labs.
Take a look at manufacturing. Sometimes, the disruptive [...]

Leave it to the wonky crew at GE’s Global Research Center to give Christmas a high-tech makeover. Last year, they applied some of their new technologies and tricked out Santa’s sleigh with ultra-light, super-durable blades from ceramic matrix composites for more efficient flight, added self-powering OLED lights, and sprayed it [...]

The United Nations estimates that as of today the world population surpassed seven billion. This is more than double the total from 1965. The growth is primarily coming from three areas: India, the Arab world, and sub-Saharan and East Africa. Take a look at how GE technology and ideas [...]

Despite great leaps in solar panel technology, the biggest obstacle hindering their widespread use is quite pedestrian: stubbornly high installation costs. While the cost of panels has dropped by half since 2007, total installation costs, which include panels, labor and additional equipment, declined just 20% over the same period. Charlie [...]

Former GE scientist B. Jayant Baliga received the National Award of Technology and Innovation at a ceremony hosted by President Obama at the White House last Friday. The medal is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.

Dr. Baliga received the award for the work he did at GE’s Global Research [...]