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2015년, 미래를 만드는 GE의 11가지 기술

2015년 2월 11일

GE글로벌리서치는 GE의 혁신을 이끄는 원동력이다. 수천의 특허를 보유하고 있으며 여러 명의 노벨상 수상자를 배출해냈다. 오늘날 이 연구소는 브라질, 중국, 독일, 인도에 소재하며 3,000여 명의 과학자들에게 연구의 터전이 되고 있다. 이곳에서 진행되고 있는, 앞으로의 세상을 바꾸게 될 11가지 연구를 살펴보도록 하자.

GE가 지향하는 ‘생각하는 기계(Brilliant Machines)’는 네트워킹의 구현이다. 산업 인터넷 기술로 연결된 기기들에 장착된 수많은 센서가 데이터를 모아 클라우드에 전송하는 방식으로 작동한다. ‘다이렉트라이트(Direct Write)’ 기술은 특수 ‘잉크’를 써서 소형 센서를 제트 엔진, 가스 터빈 등의 내부에 직접 프린팅할 수 있게 된다. 온도가 높거나 구조상 접근이 어려웠던 곳에도 센서를 설치할 수 있는 것이다.

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2015년, 미래를 만드는 GE의 11가지 기술

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