Lets grow some turbine blades.

Speaking of pearls and seashells...

Just learned recently that by using nanotechnology, turbine blades could be grown in a similar way seashells grow. This will make blades having the same strength as seashells and the turbine more efficient.

Click on Innovation on this http://www.ge.com/innovation/aviation/index.html link and explore the arrows to learn more about breakthrough GE turbine technologies.

Explore also this page for other applications inspired from the nature wonders at nano dimensions.