News tagged with general electric

A bright idea: Philips lets flat lights out of lab

(AP) -- Someday, our ceilings and walls might radiate light, illuminating indoor spaces as brightly and evenly as natural daylight.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 5

GE unveils handheld ultrasound machine

(AP) -- The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Single-inlet electric vehicle charging to showcase in LA

(Phys.org) -- Big names in global car manufacturers have announced a common method for charging electric vehicles. The companies are in agreement with a common charging technology for use on electric vehicles ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

GM says Volt will be landmark fuel savings vehicle

Troubled auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its new electric sedan, the Chevrolet Volt, will be marketed in 2011 as the first mass produced vehicle capable of achieving three-digit fuel savings.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 43

GE, Nissan join hands on electric cars

General Electric and Nissan, maker of the all-electric Nissan Leaf, said Friday they will team up over the next two years to explore ways to promote the use of electric vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Security ID cards with built-in holograms (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic cards with security features are ubiquitous these days, having a wide variety of uses such as credit cards, employee cards, licenses, and so on. Many have holographic images, but they ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 weblog

Michigan to get 5,300 charging stations for electric cars

More than 5,300 charging stations will be installed in Michigan as the birthplace of the US auto industry prepares for the introduction of electric cars like the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors said.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 11

Hybrid automaker Fisker to buy shuttered GM plant

Budding US hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant in Delaware to build fuel-efficient, plug-in cars, the White House announced Tuesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan

General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.

Technology / Business

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When fueling up means plugging in

Want a Nissan Leaf? Join the 20,000 people on the waiting list to get one. The Chevy Volt got your eye? General Motors ramped up availability earlier this year to try and meet demand. With the latest generation ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

GM to launch plug-in hybrid SUV in 2011

General Motors will launch a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle under the Buick brand in 2011, the automaker said Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Costly Superfund dredging set for Hudson River

(AP) -- People look funny at David Mathis when he takes a dip off his dock in the Hudson River. Health officials have long warned people not to eat fish caught from this slow-flowing stretch south of the Adirondacks and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Taiwan, China may develop electric cars together

Taiwan and China are looking into developing electric cars together and will hold a conference here next week to seek areas where they can cooperate, a Taipei official said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Critics: Burial site for Hudson PCBs is inadequate

(AP) -- Later this month, the first trainloads of PCB-tainted sludge dredged from the Hudson River will arrive and, in the eyes of critics, will turn a stretch of West Texas into New York's "pay toilet."

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

GE to pay 500 mln dollars for New York river cleanup

General Electric said Thursday it will soon complete a 500-million-dollar toxic waste cleanup project in New York's Hudson river to settle a decades-old battle with US environmental authorities.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

General Electric

The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE), is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate incorporated in the State of New York. In 2009, Forbes ranked General Electric as the world's largest company.

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