Stump the Scientist: How do magnets work?
Hi everybody, we’re back for the next round of Stump the Scientist! This question came in from Facebook community member Forrest Holt. Don’t forget that you can visit www.facebook.com/ge or...
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Stump the Scientists: What would the Higgs particle mean for physics?
Hi everybody, we’re back for the next round of Stump the Scientist! This question came in from Facebook community member William Franco. Don’t forget that you can visit www.facebook.com/ge or...
View ArticleStump the Scientist: AC vs DC power flow
Happy New Year everybody! As we enter 2012, we promise to answer more questions for you this year than we have in any year past. Keep them coming and we’ll do our best to keep the answers flowing!...
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Stump the Scientist: Static electricity
As always, thanks for submitting your Stump the Scientist questions! We appreciate everybody playing along with us! We’ve finally got some cold weather in Upstate New York so today’s question that...
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Stump the Scientist: What started motion?
Thanks so much for sending in your questions. Remember, you can submit questions anytime to us via Facebook or Twitter. We have a great question this week about “motion.” Michael Seidel sent in the...
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Stump the Scientist: Origins of space, and what was there before the Big Bang
As always, thanks so much for submitting your Stump the Scientist questions! We appreciate everyone playing along with us. Read on to find out the answer to this week’s question! Question from Facebook...
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Stump the Scientist: How does matter hold itself together?
As always, thanks so much for submitting your Stump the Scientist questions! We appreciate everyone playing along with us. Read on to find out the answer to this week’s question! Question from Facebook...
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Stump the Scientist: Gravity
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! Question from fan Natalie Armstrong: “Why can...
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Stump the Scientist: Nuclear Fusion
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! Question from fan Nicolas Roux: “How close are...
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Stump the Scientist: Electricity in the Human Body
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week’s question: How is the build up of...
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Stump the Scientist: Wireless Power Transmission
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions via GE’s Facebook page! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week’s question: Is...
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Stump the Scientist: Centrifugal Force
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions via GE’s Facebook page! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week’s question: “In...
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Stump the Scientist: why do atoms explode when you split them?
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions via GE’s Facebook page! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week’s question:...
View ArticleStump the Scientist: Why do fans make us feel cooler?
Thanks again for taking the time to submit your Stump the Scientist questions via GE’s Facebook page! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week, GE’s facbook...
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Stump the Scientist – Dark Energy
Thanks again for taking the time to post your Stump the Scientist questions on GE’s Facebook page! We had some great questions submitted this week, hope you enjoy this one! This week, GE’s facbook fan...
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Stump the Scientist: Static Electricity
This week, GE’s Facebook fan, Lino Sanft asked our Chief Scientist, “Why is it so difficult to harness and predict Static Electricity? It is inherent wherever opposing charges exist which would seem to...
View ArticleCan Computer Processors Beat the Human Mind in the Future?
This week, our Stump the Scientist was asked, “Can computer processors beat the human mind in the future?” Here’s what Chief Scientist Jim Bray had to say! (See video below text) This question would...
View ArticleHappy (almost) Pi Day!
Tomorrow is Pi Day, a day that many researchers across GE Global Research enjoy celebrating, as Pi appears in the science and engineering we do here at GE. In my post on Pi Day last year, I shared some...
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Let’s Discuss the Future of Electricity
What happens when our electricity at home or work goes off? We get pretty upset; we can’t get our work done, or the food in the refrigerator starts spoiling. What happens when our smart phone runs out...
View ArticleStump the Scientist: What is reactive power?
A question came to me on Twitter from @GERenewables and Chris Nelder, an energy futurist, software architect and music nut who was trying to understand “reactive power” (VArs). See my response below,...
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