Scientistinresidence storie

Adalie is a princess of the aviation industry who grew up in the lap of luxury thanks to her parents' company, but when she loses both of her parents in an accident, she inherits the position of CEO to what used to be an industry-leading company she barely understands. Pressures from the board and the prospect of soon shutting down the family airline don't make Adalie's adjustment to CEO any easier. At a loss for how she will save the business, she searches her father's office for an answer, finding only an old business card from a General Electric scientist in Munich with a note written on the top: "Call if you ever want to push the limits of technology to improve your airline." Pushing the limits is exactly what Adalie needs, so she travels to Munich to seek help from the scientists at General Electric's Global Research Center, unaware of how drastically this trip would not only change her company, but her life forever.

This month's GE scientist John Westerheide wants to answer your questions about Raven Platform, Drone technology and the impacts it has on the planet and our future.

Rupam Mukherjee wants to answer your questions about locomotives of the future, the speed and safety of these new trains, and what might this mean for people's day-to-day lives!

In a time where flying cars rose to popularity, Nicole is a classic motor racing driver. Young and full of dreams, her life changes radically following a shocking accident. But what she couldn't predict is that these changes were just the beginning. Sometimes what we think is the end is, in fact, just a new start.

GE scientist Isela Macia Bertran wants to answer your questions about big data and predictive analytics!

It is the year 2099, and the world's fastest, most efficient form of transportation, The Silver Falcon, races through the countryside of India. It is a train that has united the world, but one man on board worries it may not be fast enough. This man carries only a tattered suitcase, but it holds years of secrets. He is not who he says he is. Told in a series of flashbacks to his youth, and set on a futuristic, high-tech train, we slowly uncover the truth of the past, the pain buried with it, and his final chance at redemption. A story about forgetting and remembering, follow one man's journey through the past and to the end of the line. The only question is: will he make it in time?

GE and Wattpad have teamed up once again to bring real science and technology to life through the power of Science Fiction! This month, GE Scientist Anja Nieratschker and Wattpad Sci-Fientist Sarah Perlmutter have teamed up to create "Compositional Defiance" - an exciting story about how composite manufacturing can completely revolutionize the future of some of our biggest industries operate.