News: 900 students from 41 high schools demonstrate teamwork ...

The Log Newspaper has an article mentioning: "... Student-Designed Solar Boats Race in Heated Competition ..."

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News: Millikan Team Takes Second Place With Solar Powered Boat

Gazette Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... last week after winning second place overall at the Solar Cup 2007, a competition that put 41 teams from Southern California and their home-made solar boats to the test. ..."

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News: Area middle school students advance to Regional Junior Solar ...

iBerkshires.com has an article mentioning: "... than 50 middle school students from across Berkshire County and their families gathered at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield to enter their model solar cars in the annual Berkshire Junior Solar Sprint (JSS). The Center for Ecological Technology (CET), coordinator of the event, is pleased to ..."

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News: Solar plane prepares for aviation history

Brisbane Times has an article mentioning: "... A dainty solar-powered plane with wings the width of a giant Airbus will retrace exploits in aviation history, including Charles Lindbergh's first ever ..."

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News: Circle Line Wants to Go Solar

Gothamist has an article mentioning: "... that points out all the cool features the proposed solar boat will contain. Some of them are: ..."

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News: Ephrata kids race solar cars at Parkway Elementary

Columbia Basin Herald has an article mentioning: "... EPHRATA -- Fifth-grade students at Parkway Elementary learned about energy from the sun as they raced solar cars they built. ..."

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News: Rosa Parks School Tries Going Solar

Berkeley Daily Planet has an article mentioning: "... Students went around classrooms, playgrounds and the school track racing solar cars, designing solar homes and eating s’mores cooked in solar ovens on May 11 and showed off their handiwork to proud parents at the Solar ..."

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News: Siimulation to Pave Way for Solar-Powered Round-the-World Flight

Mobile Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Round-the-World Flight&bodytext=The plane in question is the Solar Impulse, a massive aircraft that been specially engineered to fly totally on solar power. The one-person plane is scheduled for that circumnavigation in 2011, piloted by its designer, Bertrand Piccard. ..."

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News: Solar car inspires student to academic success

Muscatine Journal has an article mentioning: "... MUSCATINE, Iowa — When Andrew Bennett was 13, he saw a solar-powered car in one of Muscatine’s Great River Days Reunion parades and was inspired. ..."

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News: SolarImpulse Team Simulates Hawaii-to-Florida Flight

AVweb has an article mentioning: "... around the world flight, solar-powered airplane, aircraft, SolarImpulse, Bertrand Piccard, simulated flights, aviation news ..."

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News: USING THE SUN TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC

IEEE Spectrum has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered boat to sail the Atlantic just arrived in New York City, and Spectrum's tech intern went aboard to report on its technology. ..."

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News: Weeks students create and race solar cars

DesMoinesRegister.com has an article mentioning: "... Some of the solar-powered cars that eighth-grade science students created and raced at Weeks Middle School. ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane Takes Virtual Test Flight

FOX News has an article mentioning: "... http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/science/20070522-plane-solar-powered-atlantic-crossing-piccard.html ..."

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News: Solar plane flies virtually

Tribune de Genève has an article mentioning: "... The Solar Impulse team is using a specially designed flight simulator in Geneva to test the design of the sun-powered aircraft adventurer Bertrand Piccard hopes to fly around the world. ..."

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News: Solar power to make aviation history

iAfrica.com has an article mentioning: "... A dainty solar-powered plane with wings the width of a giant Airbus will retrace exploits in aviation history, before a pioneering round-the-world flight in ..."

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News: South Plantation Students Hit Road With Solar-Powered Cars

Local10.com has an article mentioning: "... South Plantation First Florida Team To Enter Solar Car Challenge ..."

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News: Solar-powered aircraft will try to circumnavigate the globe

Times Online has an article mentioning: "... A solar-powered aircraft is to retrace some of aviation’s greatest exploits, including a transatlantic crossing, before attempting a ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane prepares for

France24 has an article mentioning: "... A dainty solar-powered plane with wings the width of a giant Airbus will retrace exploits in aviation history, including Charles Lindbergh's first ever ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane to Attempt History

Discovery Channel has an article mentioning: "... — A dainty solar-powered plane with wings the width of a giant Airbus will retrace exploits in aviation history, including Charles Lindbergh's first ever ..."

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News: Pure Solar Powered Plane being Built

Technocrat.net has an article mentioning: "... An organization lead by a man with a family history of being extreme explorers is designing and building a pure solar powered airplane,the Solar Impulse, with the goals of recreating earlier aviation records, like solo crossing the Atlantic, then ..."

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News: Riding a Sunbeam Around the World

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... from New York to Paris. In the next several years, Swiss aviation daredevil Bertrand Piccard will retrace Lindbergh's flight in the world's first solar-powered plane. ..."

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News: Participants hail solar boat race

United Press International has an article mentioning: "... Participating students and local officials called an annual solar-powered boat competition in southern California an invaluable learning tool. ..."

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News: WMU's Sunseeker in search of funding

Kalamazoo Gazette has an article mentioning: "... Western Michigan University engineering students say they need about $150,000 in donations to help fund the next model of the student-built solar car, Sunseeker. ..."

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News: Racing on solar power

Portsmouth Herald News has an article mentioning: "... Maine — Friday's rainy, cold weather couldn't dampen the excitement of the fifth-graders at Marshwood Middle School as they raced their solar cars hooked up to batteries in the school's 11th annual solar car race. ..."

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News: POR AGENCIAS: Agencia IBNW

InfoBolsa has an article mentioning: "... Sun-Powered Boats From Diamond Bar High School and Pamela County Park, . Duarte, Win Solar Cups for Veterans, Newcomers ..."

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News: Inland teams in shipshape for Solar Cup

Press-Enterprise has an article mentioning: "... On Saturday, all their work came down to how well he raced the solar-powered boat. ..."

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News: Solar Competition Continues

WCAX has an article mentioning: "... No sunshine was "no problem" Saturday for a bunch of creative kids who competed in the 15th annual solar car races in Williston. ..."

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News: Purple pigeons and the new Mars

Earth & Sky has an article mentioning: "... to rendezvous and fly formation with Halley’s Comet, due to return to the inner Solar System in 1985-86, using electric propulsion or a solar sail. ..."

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News: Panhandle Alliance for Education grants top $125000

Bonner County Daily Bee has an article mentioning: "... 1. Solar Cars -- Sandpoint Middle School, Perky Hagadone, $2,315 ..."

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News: Students harness sun's power at event

Stockton Record has an article mentioning: "... Solar Olympics categories included solar cars that race each other, solar ovens that can cook food or boil water, solar home models, solar fountains that pump water and an open category ..."

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News: SEZ's not enough for sustained development

Merinews has an article mentioning: "... The next step that needs to be taken by the government is to give incentives for the use of electricity powered and solar powered vehicles in the country. The two wheelers segment is already picking up with so many companies like Atlas Cycle, etc in the fray. We ..."

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News: Schools to race solar-powered boats

Earthtimes.org has an article mentioning: "... is an educational program of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in which teams of high school students build, equip and race solar-powered boats to learn about the practical application of engineering and the conservation of natural resources, The Orange County Register ..."

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News: Solar powered cars energize students desire to learn

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier has an article mentioning: "... That kind of attitude is exactly what middle school teacher Chris Bailey was looking for when she decided to try the solar car project at Immaculate Conception/St. Joseph's School in Gilbertville. ..."

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News: Williston Central hosts solar car competition

BurlingtonFreePress.com has an article mentioning: "... The model solar car competitions, which take place in 11 states across the Northeast, are part of NESEA's educational programs and are sponsored by the U.S. ..."

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News: Hands on the environment

BurlingtonFreePress.com has an article mentioning: "... WILLISTON -- Seventh-grader Chris Bresee wanted to design a solar-powered car that could run faster by having four wheels powered to spin at the same time. ..."

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News: High School Students Race With Solar-Powered Boats

Gazette Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... Teams from two local high schools will travel to the Lake Skinner reservoir near Temecula this weekend to see if their solar boats have what it takes to outrace those of dozens of other teams at the Solar Cup 2007. ..."

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News: Solar Boat Bliss

Plenty Magazine has an article mentioning: "... From a distance, the solar vessel, called sun21, looks like any other 46-foot catamaran sitting in the cove. But unlike other boats, sun21 is powered by photovoltaic cells ..."

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News: New Light on Solar Energy

BusinessWeek has an article mentioning: "... ), has created items from luxury products to solar vehicles. He designed the world's largest solar-powered vessel in Hamburg, Germany. The Hamburg Solarshuttle seats 120 passengers and was ..."

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News: Solar Car Challenge to stop in Shreveport

Shreveport Times has an article mentioning: "... The 2007 Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge will make an overnight stop at Sci-Port Discovery Center on July 17. ..."

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News: World's first solar-powered transatlantic crossing a complete success

Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... completing a 7,000 mile journey which included a non-stop 3,500 nautical mile Atlantic crossing in 52 days. It's the first time in history that a solar-powered vehicle has made the transatlantic crossing. ..."

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News: Ridgway festival a hit despite weather

Montrose Daily Press has an article mentioning: "... The Ridgway High School Solar Car Team also entered the show with their “Sunshine Mountain Traveler” solar car. The team designed and built the car from scratch ..."

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News: Isn't cheap to be green

Canoe.ca has an article mentioning: "... cars, hybrids, electric engines, solar panels, wind turbines, kitchen hydroponics sets, sustainable building products, electric bikes and even a solar-powered race car were just some of the eco-friendly technologies on display at the Green Energy and Transportation Show at Lansdowne Park over ..."

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News: Swiss solar boat completes fuel-free Atlantic voyage

International Herald Tribune has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss-built solar vessel arrived in New York Tuesday on what the group behind the project said was the first sun-powered voyage across the Atlantic. ..."

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News: Solar car challenge rolls into Queen's

The Kingston Whig-Standard has an article mentioning: "... The Queen's University Solar Vehicle team will host elementary and high school students from across Ontario Tuesday when it holds the 2007 SolarQuest Model Solar Car ..."

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News: Around the World With a Solar-Powered Airplane

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... (((A *European* solar-powered aircraft, mind you.))) ..."

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News: Editorial: A bright future for events like 'Solar Olympics'

Oshkosh Northwestern has an article mentioning: "... The science of solar power may have been a novelty high-school lecture or experiment for Generation X. ..."

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News: Solar boat completes oil-free Atlantic crossing

MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... Five months and more than 7,000 miles later, a Swiss-built solar vessel has completed the first sun-powered crossing of the Atlantic. ..."

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News: ISU solar car team tours state

Radio Iowa has an article mentioning: "... As gasoline prices in Iowa again hover at the three-dollar mark, Iowa State University's solar car team is touring the state to promote its streamlined, silver vehicle and the use of the sun to power our vehicles. ..."

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News: Iowa State Solar Car Stops by North Middle School

kmeg14 has an article mentioning: "... The Iowa State solar-powered car pulled into North Middle School Tuesday. ..."

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News: County students shine in annual Solar Sprints

New Jersey Herald has an article mentioning: "... Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Chrystal Bork, right, a sixth-grader from Stillwater, and the other competitors prepare their solar powered cars for a heat of the Solar Sprints at the Newton Hockey Rink on Wednesday. ..."

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News: Swiss boat ends first solar Atlantic crossing

Swissinfo has an article mentioning: "... The team Swisspirit won the World Solar Challenge competition in Australia in 1990 and 1996. The crew, which has been constructing solar-powered cars for 20 years, is also planning to take part in the event next year. ..."

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News: Solar-powered voyage a first

London Free Press has an article mentioning: "... BASEL, SWITZERLAND -- A Swiss-built solar-powered vessel arrived in New York City yesterday on what the group behind the project said was the first sun-powered voyage across the ..."

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News: Solar-powered boat completes fuel-free Atlantic voyage

Toronto Star has an article mentioning: "... BASEL, Switzerland â€" A Swiss-built solar-powered vessel arrived in New York City on Tuesday on what the group behind the project said was the first sun-powered voyage across the ..."

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News: Solar boat completes fuel-free Atlantic voyage, arrives in NY

Newsday has an article mentioning: "... NEW YORK (AP) _ A solar-powered boat arrived in a harbor on ..."

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News: Solar boat completes fuel-free voyage

Hinesberg Journal has an article mentioning: "... BASEL, Switzerland - A Swiss-built solar vessel completed the first sun-powered crossing of the Atlantic Tuesday when it arrived at its final destination in New York, the group behind ..."

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News: 7th annual Berkshire Junior Solar Sprint at Reid Middle School

iBerkshires.com has an article mentioning: "... On Saturday, May 19, area middle school students will gather at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield to enter their model solar cars in the seventh annual Berkshire Junior Solar Sprint (JSS). Roughly 50 students from across Berkshire County are expected to participate in ..."

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News: Solar Power Car on Tour

WHO-TV has an article mentioning: "... Even with little sun today, some Iowa State University students are on a solar race. Thirteen students are touring with a solar car. ..."

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News: NuSolar Looks To Build 'Most Advanced Car Yet'

Daily Northwestern has an article mentioning: "... nu'Nergy, it took fifth place at the 2005 Formula Sun Grand Prix, a national solar car race. The team qualified for the 2,500-mile North American Solar Challenge, but an "electrical failure ..."

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News: Students harness solar power to race model cars

Press-Enterprise has an article mentioning: "... Jurupa Unified School District students race their solar-powered cars against each other during an April 22 Earth Day celebration. ..."

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News: Nanotechnology in Space

Nanotechnology News has an article mentioning: "... Nanotechnology may hold the key to making spaceflight more practical. Advancements in materials to make lightweight solar sails and the cable for the space elevator could significantly cut the cost of reaching orbit and traveling in space, as well as dramatically ..."

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News: The Curse of the Pharaohs

Asharq Alawsat has an article mentioning: "... really exist? Or is it simply a case of illusion and stories spread by people? To answer this question, let us relate some stories of the curse. The Solar Boats were discovered in May 1954 while Kamal al Mallakh and Anis Mansour were having lunch at the Excelsior restaurant in the centre of the ..."

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News: 8 May 2007. Solar sailors due to arrive in New York. Hopes of ...

NewsAhead Agency has an article mentioning: "... solar boat to cross the Atlantic and the first motorized boat ..."

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News: Students fare well in competition

White Rock Peace Arch News has an article mentioning: "... Peninsula students earned medals in carpentry, Internet website design, masonry, the solar vehicle challenge, gravity vehicle race, great machine and spaghetti bridge. ..."

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News: Anthurium Society holds plant show

Honolulu Star-Bulletin has an article mentioning: "... Day one includes an "exploratorium" with hands-on demonstrations and exhibits and a briefing on the model Solar Car Competition. ..."

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News: Solar car smashes world record

ScienceAlert has an article mentioning: "... UNSW’s solar car Jaycar Sunswift III has today broken Dick Smith’s world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney. ..."

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News: Energy Education, Product Rebates and Global Warming

St. Thomas Source has an article mentioning: "... will be aired at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 29, and will be devoted to the recent solar car race held on St. Croix and the upcoming one on St. Thomas. ..."

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News: New Solar Panel Design Traps More Light

Slashdot has an article mentioning: "... That is one of the major problems with PV showcases like the Australian solar race. they push efficiency more than $/watts which is my the winning cars cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. ..."

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News: Car engineering competition not all fun in sun

Arizona Daily Wildcat has an article mentioning: "... to the UA solar car yesterday evening at the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building. His team has been working out the kinks of the solar-powered vehicle for some time. ..."

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News: Students plan hybrid car

Advertiser Adelaide has an article mentioning: "... ENGINEERING students at the University of Adelaide are planning to design and build a hybrid solar-electric car. ..."

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News: Full-steam ahead

Toronto Star has an article mentioning: "... Travel the Trent Severn waterway on a solar powered boat to `Port of Call Marina & Eco-Resort' for fractional ownership of eco-cottage-houseboats.' ..."

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News: Presentations offer valuable work to field

Etownian has an article mentioning: "... competition from first-year Mike Patrick and sophomore Justin Hypnarowski. The mission of the solar boat project is to construct an eco-friendly solar-powered boat for competing in the Solar Splash 2007 competition. ..."

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News: Slicing the cost of solar power

Cosmos has an article mentioning: "... also translucent and can be mounted in glass. With a high power to weight ratio, other possible applications include recharging hybrid cars and even solar powered aircraft. ..."

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News: FSEC to Host EnergyWhiz Olympics on Saturday, May 12

University of Central Florida has an article mentioning: "... the Junior Solar Sprint, a hands-on competition for sixth through eighth graders. The students have worked in teams to design and build model-size, solar-powered vehicles that they'll race against other teams starting at noon. Awards will be given based on vehicle design, quality of craftsmanship, ..."

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News: Solar-powered vehicles donated to city parks

International Herald Tribune has an article mentioning: "... iht,america,US Solar Powered Vehicles ..."

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News: Activists rally against global warming

Remote Access has an article mentioning: "... Orange County Legislator Chris Eachus, a teacher from New Windsor, touted an upcoming race among solar-powered cars that will begin in Texas and end in Newburgh in July. The cars in the competition would be built by high school students, he said. ..."

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News: Children build solar-powered cars for Science Series

Business Gazette has an article mentioning: "... Leetal Pinko, 8, and her brother, Gilad, 12, of Potomac build solar-powered cars at the Rockville Library last Thursday as part of a week of interactive science programs. ..."

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News: Solar car team takes gold at Tradex Centre

Hope Standard has an article mentioning: "... With a total of 1000 points on the line, six solar powered car teams began arriving at the Tradex Centre in the early morning. ..."

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News: But Is a Ferrari Solar-Powered?

U.S. News & World Report has an article mentioning: "... hope so, as they put the finishing touches on a solar-powered car they plan to enter in a biennial competition that requires the automobiles to drive about 2,500 miles and be able to reach speeds up ..."

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News: Ray of hope in solar challenge

ic Teesside.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... The engineering students from Durham University have spent three years developing the tiny, single-seat, solar-powered car in preparation for the 1,800-mile race from Darwin in the North to Adelaide in the south of Australia. ..."

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News: Solar is the Solution!

Mother Earth News has an article mentioning: "... followed by one about electric bicycles next spring. Meanwhile, you can visit www.MotherEarthNews.com/alternative-transportation to read more about solar-powered electric cars and hybrids. ..."

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