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G4 TV has an article mentioning: "... People smarter than us are saying the future of space travel may be in solar sailing. It's not a totally new concept, however, as Johannes Kepler's ideas about using solar wind to go great distances was first posited back ..."
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Brantford Expositor has an article mentioning: "... After a journey spanning 10 arduous days and 4,000 kilometres, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan was the first to cross the finish line Tuesday in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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CBC.ca has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz drives his solar car along the Dempster Highway earlier this week ..."
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Thaindian.com has an article mentioning: "... The original bullet-shaped concept car, which weighed just 290kg, looked more like a solar vehicle than regular passenger transport. It was 3.65m long, just 1.25m wide and less than a metre tall, with a jet fighter-style gull-wing ..."
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Huffington Post has an article mentioning: "... On 3 July 2007 I set off on my first journey around the world with a solar powered vehicle. The solar taxi...should show that every single one of us can take a step towards preserving our planet ..."
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Hybrid Cars News has an article mentioning: "... hybrid fans initially speculated that a Prius solar roof could extend the car's electric range or radically boost miles per gallon. After all, solar-powered cars have achieved remarkable results, especially in competitions like the 21-year-old ..."
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Chicago Sun-Times has an article mentioning: "... Trequan Johnson, 10, (left) and Charlie Sell, 11, release their solar-powered cars during the Solar Power Up competition at Daley Plaza Wednesday ..."
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Scientific American has an article mentioning: "... at Moffett Field, Calif., within a week plan to test their solar sail, which will travel to space onboard a ..."
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Owen Sound Sun Times has an article mentioning: "... After a journey spanning 10 arduous days and 4,000 kilometres, a solar-powered car from Michigan State University was the first to cross the finish line Tuesday in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Tech-On English has an article mentioning: "... The finals of the 2008 World Solar Car Rally/Japan Inter-college Solar & FC car Championship (JISFC), which took place in Ogata-mura, Akita Prefecture, entered its third day July ..."
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Kentucky.com has an article mentioning: "... The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team drove Gato del Sol III into the courtyard of the UK Engineering building in celebration of the solar car's completion of the 2,400-mile ..."
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Ecorazzi has an article mentioning: "... Time Warp: Jack Nicholson Drives A Hydrogen-Solar Car….In ..."
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The Rolla Daily News has an article mentioning: "... It's official: Missouri S&T solar car finishes race in 7th ..."
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istockAnalyst.com has an article mentioning: "... They call themselves the Solar Knights. This South Plantation High team of students earned third place at the Texas Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge earlier this month in Dallas ..."
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Common Ground.ca has an article mentioning: "... However, because it is a solar car, we need a different kind of calculation. Please don’t stop reading if you don’t like math; these ..."
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Winnipeg Sun has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY — After a journey spanning 10 arduous days and 4,000 kilometres, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan was the first to cross the finish line Tuesday in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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The Olympian has an article mentioning: "... had dumped garbage in the lake and built pollution-producing factories, so they rebuilt it with a few green innovations, such as a NASCAR track with solar-powered cars and a solar-powered cheese factory ..."
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Sun-Sentinel.com has an article mentioning: "... Plantation - They call themselves the Solar Knights. This South Plantation High team of students earned third place at the Texas Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge earlier this month in Dallas ..."
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Tech-On English has an article mentioning: "... gt; Taiyo Yuden Joins Solar Car Race w/ Die-sensitize ..."
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Local10.com has an article mentioning: "... A group of South Florida students have developed their second solar-powered car, and this one is a winner ..."
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Guelph Mercury has an article mentioning: "... GuelphMercury.com - News - Michigan university wins solar car challenge ..."
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MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... ELSAH, Ill. (AP) — A tiny Illinois college is basking in the satisfaction of finishing second only to the University of Michigan in a yearly solar car race ..."
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OverTheLimit.info has an article mentioning: "... grown, and the nearly 4,000 kilometer race from Plano Texas to Calgary Canada serves to illustrated the interest and the participation in different solar car activities ..."
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Gretna Breeze has an article mentioning: "... University of Calgary team members prepare their solar car, Schulich 1, for the next leg of the race. The 2008 North American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered ..."
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DetNews.com has an article mentioning: "... Congratulations to the University of Michigan team that won the 2008 North American Solar Challenge. The competition pits solar-powered cars in a cross-country time and distance race. On Tuesday, the U-M team finished the 2,400-mile race 10 hours before the nearest ..."
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Lansing State Journal has an article mentioning: "... High School graduate and University of Michigan senior recently competed in the North American Solar Challenge, a competition to design and race solar-powered cars through the United States and into Canada ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... A caravan of futuristic solar cars driven by university students is racing a 2,400-mile route to show what transportation could look without a drop of oil or gas ..."
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Ontario Now has an article mentioning: "... Calgary-The winner of the Solar Car Race in the North American Car channel is the car from the Univeristy of Minnesota, but there were places and awards fior other groups of ..."
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CNN has an article mentioning: "... Principia College and German solar car team finish 2nd and 3rd ..."
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istockAnalyst.com has an article mentioning: "... Keenan Thompson, 16, said he would like to have a solar-powered car ..."
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UK News has an article mentioning: "... minus; 'Gato del Sol III,' the University of Kentucky's solar car, was expected to complete the ..."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... Ra VII, the solar car built and raced by Principia College, won second place behind University of Michigan ..."
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Tuscaloosa News has an article mentioning: "... Belgium tourists visit the ancient Pharaoh king Cheops' first solar boat during their visit to the boat museum at the Pyramids site in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, July 19, 2008. Cheops' second solar boat is displayed ..."
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MIT Technology Review has an article mentioning: "... NASA's NanoSail-D is a small satellite that can move through space using a solar sail propelled by pressure from photons. The sail, fully expanded to 10 square meters in this image, is a very thin sheet of plastic coated with ..."
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Missouri S&T News and Research has an article mentioning: "... Missouri S&T solar car completes North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Ozarks First has an article mentioning: "... The Missouri University of Science and Technology's solar car came in seventh place in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge in Alberta, Canada ..."
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WKZO News has an article mentioning: "... WMU may have been disqualified from this year’s Solar Challenge, but at least the winner’s trophy is coming home to Michigan. A solar car named “Continuum” from the University of Michigan has won the race for the 5th time, covering the 25-hundred mile course from ..."
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CKX has an article mentioning: "... Each solar car team spends on average a hundred thousand dollars on their car. And first prize, a trophy and bragging rights until the next challenge ..."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... Ra VII, the solar car built and raced by Principia College, won second place behind University of ..."
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Ontario Now has an article mentioning: "... lt;br /> Calgary- The long 2008 North American Solar Car Race is now officially over, and all 15 solar car teams finished the 3,862-kilometre race in fine style ..."
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Technology News Daily has an article mentioning: "... The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team won the North American Solar Challenge, crossing the finish line in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday after more than 50 hours of racing over ..."
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Kykernel.com has an article mentioning: "... After 24,000 miles and 10 days on the road, the UK Solar Car team and the Gato Del Sol III crossed the finish line yesterday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada ..."
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Louisville Courier-Journal has an article mentioning: "... The University of Kentucky's sun-powered car finished 11th out of 15 vehicles in the ..."
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Winnipeg Free Press has an article mentioning: "... A team of Red River College students this week finished a 4,000-kilometre race of solar-powered cars from across North America in ninth place ..."
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Alton Telegraph has an article mentioning: "... The event was a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars in a cross-country time/distance rally event. Fifteen teams completed the drive ..."
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Gazette Online has an article mentioning: "... Boden Crouch, 13, of Iowa City, modifies the axel and wheels for his eventually solar-powered car at a College For Kids class called Sun Racer on the campus of Coe College Wednesday morning ..."
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Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... The University has been part of the Solar Vehicle Project since 1990, with students specializing in electrical, mechanical, array - the handling of solar cells - and aerodynamics ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... wait at the finish line for the arrival of the solar cars" onclick="javascript:window.open(this.href,'fSCGY_solar_car_0807221',win_prop1); return false ..."
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Environment News Service has an article mentioning: "... July 22, 2008 (ENS) - Fifteen solar cars Tuesday raced to the finish line of the 2008 North American Solar Challenge as an estimated 10,000 spectators lined the streets at the ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... On Tuesday, all that work paid off as the University of Calgary solar car crossed the finish line to complete a 4,000-kilometre journey that started in Texas on July ..."
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UC Los Angeles has an article mentioning: "... Palmer, who teaches math, French and German to young students in Switzerland, took his rudimentary ideas for a solar car to four Swiss universities: University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich; University of ..."
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SustainableBusiness.com has an article mentioning: "... A team of students from the University of Michigan won the North American Solar Challenge yesterday, driving their solar-powered vehicle 2,400 miles across North America ahead of 14 other teams ..."
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Canoe.ca has an article mentioning: "... An estimated crowd of 10,000 gathered to watch as 15 solar-powered vehicles cruised across the finish line yesterday at the University of Calgary ..."
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Winnipeg Free Press has an article mentioning: "... A student team from Red River College was in a southwestern Missouri town tonight, racing from Texas to Alberta in a solar-powered car against teams from 14 other Canadian and American schools ..."
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Ontario Now has an article mentioning: "... lt;br /> Manitoba- As the futuristic looking Solar Car entries race along the prairies toward their final destination in Calgary, another North American Solar Car Race prepares for its final ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... Students from the University of Michigan run to the finish line with their solar car to win the North American Solar Car Challenge in Calgary. The solar car race started July 13 in Plano, Texas and ended 4,000 km ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... tl/photo.html?pname=http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20080722/450_CGY_solar_finish1_080722.jpg&win_width=645.0&description=Solar cars roll through Calgary ..."
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CBC.ca has an article mentioning: "... University of Michigan team members run with their solar car as it crosses the finish line to win the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Canada.com has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY - The sun set Tuesday on what's been a wild adventure for several groups of Canadian university students who have been driving their solar-powered cars on a 4,000-kilometre trek across North America ..."
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Bismarck Tribune has an article mentioning: "... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota has sunny expectations for its solar-powered car ..."
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Canoe.ca has an article mentioning: "... University of Michigan team members run with their solar car driven by Brooke Bailey as it crosses the finish line to win the North American Solar Challenge in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, July ..."
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Daily Vidette has an article mentioning: "... From left, Tyler Burns, a senior computer science major and Tony Battaglia, a senior physics major, look inside the Physics Department's solar car Tuesday morning. The solar car team began working on the car in the fall of ..."
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The Canadian Press has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY — After a journey spanning 10 arduous days and 4,000 kilometres, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan was the first to cross the finish line Tuesday in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — After 10 days and 2,500 miles, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan has won the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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DetNews.com has an article mentioning: "... After 10 days and 2,500 miles, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan has won the 2008 North American Solar Challenge. The university has dominated the event, winning ..."
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TheChronicleHerald.ca has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY (CP) — A solar-powered car from Michigan State University was the first to roll across a Calgary finish line, snagging the top spot in the 2008 North American ..."
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Minneapolis Star Tribune has an article mentioning: "... window.open('http://ww2.startribune.com/dynamic/email_article/?section=/local&story_id=25812294&headline=U fifth in international solar car race ..."
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Victoria Advocate has an article mentioning: "... Belgian tourists photograph the original ropes which were joining the main pieces of the Pharos king Cheops' first solar boat during their visit to the boat museum at the Pyramids site in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, July 19, 2008. Cheops' second solar boat is ..."
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CKWS has an article mentioning: "... AND THE SOLAR CAR FROM QUEEN'S IS GETTING CLOSER TO THE FINISH LINE ..."
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Medicine Hat News has an article mentioning: "... Dozens of solar cars paused in Medicine Hat yesterday to soak up the rays in Canada's sunniest city ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... The University of Calgary's solar-powered car is on the homestretch today, due to arrive from Medicine Hat and end a 4,000-kilometre journey that began in Texas on July ..."
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Canada.com has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY - The sun will set Tuesday on what's been a wild adventure for several groups of Canadian university students who have been driving their solar-powered cars on a 4,000-kilometre trek across North America ..."
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The North Bay Nugget has an article mentioning: "... Saturday, 15 solar-powered cars pulled into Winnipeg as part of the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Ontario Now has an article mentioning: "... from Canada to Texas has began, and the teams are jockeying for position as they all are nearing the end of the third stage of the North American Solar Car Race ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... tl/photo.html?pname=http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20080721/450_CGY_morris_parade1_080721.jpg&win_width=645.0&description=Solar car joins parade in Morris, Manitoba" onclick="javascript:window.open(this.href,'fSCGY_morris_solar_0807211',win_prop1); return false ..."
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CBC.ca has an article mentioning: "... through the Prairies on the Trans-Canada highway will be sharing the road with some futuristic-looking vehicles on Monday, as contestants in a solar car race head into the stretch run ..."
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Annapolis Capital has an article mentioning: "... For example, some communities require people to park their car in a garage. This may be a problem if solar-powered vehicles enter the mass market, Mr. Prosten said ..."
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Washington Times has an article mentioning: "... Japanese technicians Yamashita, left, and Kuro Koshi, control an underground camera which displays for the first time Pharaoh Cheops' second solar boat below the Pyramids site in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, July 19, 2008 which tourists will be able to see for the first time without the pit ..."
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Truro Daily News has an article mentioning: "... On Saturday, 15 solar-powered cars pulled into Winnipeg as part of the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... The Solar Car Challenge is another day closer to Calgary ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... A solar car from the University of Calgary ran out of sunlight Saturday as it neared the end of the third stage of the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Winnipeg Sun has an article mentioning: "... Team members from Principia College, located near St. Louis, put the top back on their solar-powered car. The team won Leg 2 of the North American Solar Challenge 2008. (BRIAN DONOGH/Sun Media ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... SCIENCE ? The University of Calgary's solar car has earned a green light to compete in an international road race starting on Sunday ..."
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Winnipeg Free Press has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered vehicles, which have turned heads since they left Texas last Sunday in a cross-continent challenge, include a student team from Red ..."
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Portsmouth News has an article mentioning: "... EMSWORTH, Quay. Thurs, 11am; Fri, midday; Sat, midday & 1.30pm; Sun, 12.30pm & 2pm. Solar Boat Trip: Harbour Discovery. Come onboard the Solar Heritage for a one-hour trip to see the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from the water ..."
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Michigan Daily has an article mentioning: "... Solar car team leads North American Solar Challenge Race ..."
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KELOLAND TV has an article mentioning: "... A fleet of solar cars left Sioux Falls Friday morning, after making a pit stop as part of the ..."
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istockAnalyst.com has an article mentioning: "... with Swiss license plates cruising along roads on the sunburned hills of Merced County isn't exactly common sight. An even less common sight is a solar-powered car that produces zero carbon emissions ..."
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Modesto Bee has an article mentioning: "... A car with Swiss license plates cruising along roads on the sunburned hills of Merced County isn't a common sight. An even less common sight is a solar-powered car that produces zero carbon emissions ..."
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DVICE has an article mentioning: "... Never mind that this solar-powered car looks like a streamlined humpback whale covered with high-tech barnacles. The SolarWorld No.1 averaged 45mph over an 1864-mile race ..."
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KELOLAND TV has an article mentioning: "... He says he built the world's first solar car, and now a South Dakota inventor is getting a look at the progression of his design. ..."
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Forbes has an article mentioning: "... Even as U.S. oil refiners scramble to increase the flow of Canadian crude from Alberta to Texas, a caravan of futuristic solar cars is racing that 2,400-mile route in reverse to show what transportation could look like without a drop of oil or gas ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... The University of Calgary's solar car team was put to the test after a devastating mishap on Thursday ..."
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Earth2Tech has an article mentioning: "... Solar Vehicle Spotted in Bay Area on Round-the-World Trip ..."
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Earth2Tech has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered vehicles are not a new idea, and there are a variety of prototypes of alternative vehicles that have been designed with solar panels to ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss team touring the globe in a solar-powered car visited Portland, Ore., earlier this month to promote solar energy as a viable solution to oil dependence and climate change. The ..."
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Louisville Courier-Journal has an article mentioning: "... Gato del Sol III, the University of Kentucky's entry in a 10-day race of sun-powered vehicles from Texas to Canada, was in ninth place yesterday as the North American Solar Challenge reached its midpoint ..."
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KELOLAND TV has an article mentioning: "... That's because they're are on a cross-country trek in solar cars. They're hoping one day, their research will put ..."
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WalletPop has an article mentioning: "... Exhibit A: the world's longest race involving solar-powered cars. Right now, 25 cars are competing in a 2,400-mile race from Plano, Texas to Alberta, Canada. The ..."
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WYMT has an article mentioning: "... This is the only solar car in Kentucky, Gato Del Sol III. It runs exclusively on solar energy and will be competing against other prestigious engineering ..."
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader has an article mentioning: "... Some Sioux Falls UPS employees will give tune ups to solar vehicles today when they drive through Falls Park for the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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Columbia Daily Tribune has an article mentioning: "... at the wheel, University of Waterloo students help MU student Jennifer Claybrooks, right, move TigerGen out of the sun last week to give Waterloo's solar car better access at the North American Solar Challenge's first-stage stop in Neosho ..."
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KCCI.com has an article mentioning: "... Iowa State University's solar car is rolled into Sioux City Thursday, the latest stop in the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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KELOLAND TV has an article mentioning: "... rant here earlier this week…or just a natural curiosity..but I rode my motorcycle over to Falls Park on Wednesday to check out the arrival of sun-powered cars taking part in the North American Solar Challenge race from Texas to Calgary. (they spell race r-a-y-c-e..like rays from the sun I ..."
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Politics.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... in the English summer to provide the essential energy for the solar panels that will be used to complete his voyage. Although still in its infancy, solar powered boating has enormous potential especially given the rising cost of fuel and other environmental concerns ..."
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Gather.com has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer drives a custom made solar-powered vehicle coined the 'Solar Taxi'. It is equipped with a ZEBRA battery and pulls a trailer with 6 square meters of solar panels ..."
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Kykernel.com has an article mentioning: "... UK's Solar Car team made the cut last Thursday and began their race to Calgary on Sunday. After two days of qualification trials, the Gato Del Sol III was ..."
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Daily Northwestern has an article mentioning: "... After two years of designing and building, Northwestern's Solar Car Team has taken its fifth completed solar car to the North American Solar Challenge to compete in a 2,400 mile race from Plano, Texas, to ..."
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The Rolla Daily News has an article mentioning: "... mailto:?subject=S&T solar car suffers setback&body=http://www.therolladailynews.com/news/x ..."
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WOWT has an article mentioning: "... Tyler Coffey, part of the University of Minnesota Solar Car Team, is familiar with Omaha. He's a 2005 Millard South graduate. “It's been kinda nice just having family and friends show up to ..."
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader has an article mentioning: "... Sioux Falls became a little bit "greener" Wednesday as solar cars built by university students rolled into town ..."
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KMEG 14 has an article mentioning: "... javascript: var summary = escape('More than a dozen solar cars passed through Sioux City on Wednesday as part of the 2008 North American Solar Challenge. Fifteen teams from throughout ..."
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Monsters and Critics.com has an article mentioning: "... Zahi Hawas, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that a huge screen will be put in the solar boat museum, which is on the southern side of the great pyramid. The screen will show the boat which lies 10 metres below the surface ..."
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader has an article mentioning: "... People in Sioux Falls have a chance to see more than 20 custom-designed, aerodynamic solar vehicles at Falls Park today through Friday ..."
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Columbia Daily Tribune has an article mentioning: "... The University of Missouri's hydrogen car team returned to Columbia yesterday after disqualifying themselves from the North American Solar Car Challenge road race ..."
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NetworkWorld.com has an article mentioning: "... The cars do race, within limits of course. In the event's 20 year history, the average speed of solar cars has risen from 42 MPH in 1987 to a top speed of 65 MPH in the most recent race. the American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, generally have ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... nbsp; It's called the North American Solar Car challenge, but a European team is holding strong in the top 5 and turning heads with it's flashy design. Students from the Bochum University ..."
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UK News has an article mentioning: "... Gato del Sol III, UK's solar car, is shown taking a break during the North American Solar Challenge, a race of solar cars from Plano, Texas, to Calgary, Alberta ..."
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Action 3 News has an article mentioning: "... gets pretty hot." But it's those hot rays that fuel one of his goals, to use mother nature's resources for energy. The goal is for the solar car to use exactly the amount of energy that is have coming in from the sun ..."
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Poteau Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Even though Simon may not be worried about the high price of gas, the solar-powered cars are not in the average family budget ..."
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Whitecourt Star has an article mentioning: "... The UDO (unidentified driving object that cruised through town Friday turned out to be a solar-powered car on its way to Inuvik as part of a campaign to raise awareness of alternative energy sources ..."
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KETV.com has an article mentioning: "... The cars they're driving run on the power of the sun. The University of Kentucky's solar powered car rolled into Omaha on Wednesday afternoon as the teams made a pit stop to recharge and take care of any tuneups ..."
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader has an article mentioning: "... The North American Solar Challenge glides into Sioux Falls today. About 20 custom-built solar cars will be on display at Falls Park through Friday. The event is free and includes inflatables, games and educational exhibits ..."
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KTKA.com has an article mentioning: "... Right now, a group of about 20 solar-powered cars are in the middle of a cross-country race called the North America Solar Challenge ..."
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MyFox Wausau has an article mentioning: "... The University of Minnesota has sunny expectations for its solar-powered car ..."
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Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... lt;b>Photo by Wes Franklin</b><br /> A line of solar cars are displayed Monday at Neosho's Crowder College campus ..."
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Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... When I was eight years old, my uncle told me that I'd get a solar-powered car for my sixteenth birthday â€" and that it would be affordable. When I turned 16 in 2002, though, solar power was still inefficient ..."
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Joplin Globe has an article mentioning: "... Crowder College has been developing solar cars and other cars powered by alternative fuel sources since 1984, but doesn’t have a car in this year’s race, Brown said ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... sun is just rising as the U of C solar car team starts its day." onclick="javascript:window.open(this.href,'fSCGY_solar_car_0807141',win_prop1); return false ..."
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Christian Science Monitor has an article mentioning: "... But even if sun-powered cars sound better to an automaker's marketing department than to its engineering crew, the pitch could get more consumers thinking about ..."
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KSAL has an article mentioning: "... A group of 15 solar-powered cars racing through the United States into Canada will pass through Kansas and Missouri. The North American Solar Challenge features ..."
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Winnipeg Free Press has an article mentioning: "... A student team from Red River College was in a southwestern Missouri town Monday night, racing from Texas to Alberta in a solar-powered car against teams from 14 other Canadian and American schools ..."
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WorldChanging has an article mentioning: "... he saw very few solar energy projects. "There's so much sun! But it's not tapped ..."
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KSNT has an article mentioning: "... A group of 15 solar-powered cars racing through the United States into Canada will pass through Kansas and Missouri ..."
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CBC.ca has an article mentioning: "... Fifteen solar-powered cars, including four managed by teams from Canadian schools, rolled out of a suburb of Dallas, Texas, on Sunday en route to Calgary in ..."
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KY3 has an article mentioning: "... Missouri S&T entry had bad first day in solar car race ..."
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KWTX has an article mentioning: "... Fifteen solar-powered cars that left Texas Sunday are racing through Oklahoma as part of a cross-country event that will end in Canada ..."
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UMN News has an article mentioning: "... The University of Minnesota is one of only 26 international teams competing in designing, building and driving a solar-powered car in this year's cross-country event sponsored by Toyota. The last North American Solar Challenge was in ..."
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Pegasus News has an article mentioning: "... Participants in the North American Solar Car Challenge ..."
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ABC30.com has an article mentioning: "... The world's only solar powered car made its way through Sacramento Sunday ..."
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Lewisville Leader has an article mentioning: "... In the North American Solar Challenge, more than two dozen custom-designed, advanced solar vehicles will rely solely on the summer sun to make the 2,400-mile trek from Plano to Calgary, Alberta, Canada ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... So far, so good. No breakdowns or anything," said Semmens, who is travelling ahead of the U of C's solar car and was in Oklahoma ..."
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West Sussex Today has an article mentioning: "... EVENTS: Solar Boat Trip: Harbour Discovery; Come onboard the Solar Heritage for a one hour trip to see the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from the water ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... Veltman is behind the wheel of the U of C's solar car ..."
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Canoe.ca has an article mentioning: "... The lack of rays needed to power Schulich 1 slowed the solar car to 50 km/h, instead of travelling at the estimated speed of 80 km/h, U of C spokesman Grady Semmens said yesterday over the phone from the ..."
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Mid-Hudson News has an article mentioning: "... The high school students, having built and competitively raced a solar car, have completed development of their first solar boat ..."
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KXII-TV has an article mentioning: "... Nestler is no stranger to the North American Solar Challenge. The car they are using is actually the team's second solar car, with better performance than the last one. It can reach 70 mph. Race director Dan Eberle says efficiency is most important in these ..."
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Tulsa World has an article mentioning: "... at the University of Minnesota who is studying aerospace, is among the more than 20 drivers participating in the North American Solar Challenge, a solar-powered automobile race from Dallas to Calgary, Alberta. They made their first pit stop Sunday at Eastern Oklahoma State College in McAlester ..."
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The California Aggie Online has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer and schoolteacher Louis Palmer made a stop in Davis on Saturday on his trip around the world to showcase his exclusively solar-powered vehicle, the Solar Taxi. He began his trip July 3 in Lucerne, Switzerland and has traveled 22,000 miles through Europe, Asia and North ..."
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WMU News has an article mentioning: "... checkpoint along the 2,400 mile race, and at each location it will be on display for members of the public to see and learn about what goes into a solar vehicle. Ten WMU engineering students will join the traveling teams of the University of Michigan; Iowa State, Northwestern and Waterloo ..."
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World Records Academy has an article mentioning: "... nbsp; In 1985 he made a solo voyage from Hawaii to Japan in a solar boat and in 1989 accomplished the smallest yacht solo Pacific crossing ..."
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NBC5i.com has an article mentioning: "... College students competing in a solar car race left from ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... So far, so good. No breakdowns or anything," said Semmens, who is travelling ahead of the U of C's solar car and was already in Oklahoma. "It was really hot in Texas, about 35 C, when we were doing the qualifying at the race track ..."
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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... Shadows fall on WMU's Sunseeker solar carVehicle breaks down, fails to qualify for cross-country race ..."
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Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Now held every three years, the North American Solar Challenge 2008 will include solar cars from 15 colleges and universities from across the country that will make the trek from Plano, Texas to Calgary, Alberta Canada in about ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... tl/photo.html?pname=http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20080712/450_CGY_solar_fire_0807122.jpg&win_width=795.0&description=Solar cars have come a long way since the Solar Challenge began." onclick="javascript:window.open(this.href,'fSCGY_solar_cars_0807131',win_prop ..."
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Pegasus News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Challenge (NASC 2008) is a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars in a cross-country time/distance rally event. Teams compete in a 2400 mile drive from Plano, Texas to Calgary, Alberta ..."
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Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Yep. The school's built a lot of solar cars over the years and decided to try something different ..."
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Canada.com has an article mentioning: "... CALGARY - The University of Calgary's solar car has earned a green light to compete in an international road race starting on Sunday ..."
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Washington Post has an article mentioning: "... Theaz, you're wrong, there are solar cars! Toyota has put a bunch of research and development into putting solar panels on top of their cars. Once solar technology is further ..."
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UK News has an article mentioning: "... quot;Gato Del Sol III,' the UK Solar Car, was unveiled by engineering students in mid-May ..."
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Calgary CTV has an article mentioning: "... The University of Calgary solar car team has now officially qualified for the North American Solar Challenge ..."
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TechRadar.com has an article mentioning: "... Weird Tech: Solar-powered cars in 2,400-mile desert race - TechRadar UK ..."
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Metro Canda - Edmonton has an article mentioning: "... Marcello DaLuz drives his solar-powered car up to city hall yesterday ..."
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Discovery Channel has an article mentioning: "... theURL = "http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/solar-sail.html"; var theTitleEscaped = escape("NASA to Test Solar Sail:Discovery News : Discovery Channel ..."
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Kykernel.com has an article mentioning: "... Solar car to journey 2,400 miles without stopping for gas ..."
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Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Driving 2,400 miles across the scorching Midwest in July without air conditioning is not pleasant, but it's the only way to win a solar car race ..."
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News-Leader.com has an article mentioning: "... As many drivers worry that gasoline will hit $4 a gallon, the Missouri University of Science and Technology's solar car team will make a 2,500 mile trip using sunlight for fuel ..."
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New Times SLO has an article mentioning: "... Since he was 14 years old, Louis Palmer dreamed of traveling the world in a solar-powered vehicle. Born in Budapest and raised in Switzerland, the 36-year-old substitute schoolteacher has traveled across the world through ..."
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TechRadar.com has an article mentioning: "... So far this month we've seen solar-powered cars, television sets and radios, so why not a wireless computer keyboard driven by the Sun's energy ..."
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KTEN has an article mentioning: "... Teams of university students and their solar-powered vehicles will stop in McAlester Sunday as part of the 10-day North American Solar Challenge. The event will begin Sunday and continue ..."
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NECN has an article mentioning: "... ABC's Carl Agnelly took a ride in the university's solar vehicle today ..."
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Denton Record Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... In less than three weeks, six students from Liberty Christian School in Argyle built their first solar vehicle to compete in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge ..."
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Twin Cities Finance and Commerce has an article mentioning: "... Adam Shea, left, an electrical engineering major at the University of Minnesota, works on the Centaurus solar car, above, which is expected to take part in the North American Solar Challenge race. (Inset photo: Bill Klotz; photo above submitted ..."
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Dallas Morning News has an article mentioning: "... High school students from across the country tossed aside worries about miles per gallon as they developed their own solar cars to compete in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge this week at Texas Motor Speedway ..."
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WWJ has an article mentioning: "... Two Michigan universities are taking part in the North American Solar Challenge, a 10-day, 2,400-mile race of solar cars from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta that begins July ..."
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San Francisco Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... UC Berkeley, for example, has a student team that has designed and built an all-solar car called the CalSol, covered in more than 400 solar cells. The team plans to enter it in upcoming races against other solar cars built by ..."
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Fort Worth Star Telegram has an article mentioning: "... Kohl Sasich, 17, a student at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, climbs into his team's car Monday at the solar car challenge. S-T/Stewart F. House ..."
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Sail World has an article mentioning: "... http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Solar boat race pretty.jpg ..."
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Canada.com has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered car's lengthy drive stalls in Edmonton ..."
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Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss team touring the globe in a solar-powered car visited Portland on Monday to promote solar energy as a viable solution to oil dependence and climate change. The &ldquosolar ..."
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Mudgeee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser has an article mentioning: "... They brought with them the Jaycar Sunswift III - the solar powered car that won last year's transcontinental solar powered car race and broke the race record ..."
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New York Times has an article mentioning: "... to Mary D’Souza of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Queensland in Australia for her paper entitled “A Body Solar Sail Concept for the Deflection of 99942 Apophis.†Ms. D’Souza's concept involves wrapping an asteroid in a reflective film (referred ..."
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Taipei Times has an article mentioning: "... If half of the bikes in the world were replaced with solar-powered bikes developed in Taiwan, it would be a significant contribution both to Taiwan¡¦s economy and to global environmental protection ..."
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Foster's Daily Democrat has an article mentioning: "... from the left, Anne Spezia, Jen Marcus and Sophia Syrene recently competed in the Northeast Regional Junior Solar Sprint with their hand-built solar car, "The Mighty Platypus ..."
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CTV.ca has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss man on an international tour touting the advantages of solar energy was in British Columbia this weekend, showing off his solar-powered electric car ..."
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Smash Hits has an article mentioning: "... London, July 5 (ANI): The concept of a solar sail will get a major boost when on July 29 this year, a tiny NASA spacecraft called NanoSail-D is scheduled to go into Earth orbit ..."
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Orlando Sentinel has an article mentioning: "... In 1985 he made a solo voyage from Hawaii to Japan in a solar boat and in 1989 accomplished the smallest yacht solo Pacific crossing. In 1992 to 1993 he made the solo voyage from Hawaii to Japan in a pedal ..."
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TopNews has an article mentioning: "... London, July 5: The concept of a solar sail will get a major boost when on July 29 this year, a tiny NASA spacecraft called “NanoSail-D†is scheduled to go into Earth orbit ..."
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Pembina Valley Online has an article mentioning: "... The group of ten has constructed a solar car named the 'Red River Raycer' and will be racing it across North America ..."
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Louisville Courier-Journal has an article mentioning: "... javascript:NewWindow(300,400,'/apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=Xsendmailpopup&GPUBDATE=200807050430&GCATID=BUSINESS&GARTNO=807050425>ITLE=UK\'s solar vehicle qualifies for Texas-to-Alberta race ..."
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engadget has an article mentioning: "... Solar SAILS replace the need for rockets, basically acting like a giant kite ..."
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Switched has an article mentioning: "... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1028490/Vacuum-cleaner-king-James-Dyson-plans-solar-powered-car-travels-hundreds-miles.html ..."
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New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... A four-quadrant solar sail propulsion system – similar to the one to be tested from NanoSail-D – hovers with payload at a fixed point in space in Earth orbit ..."
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Winnipeg Sun has an article mentioning: "... Red River College students entered a competition to build a solar-powered car and drive it ..."
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WMU News has an article mentioning: "... A team of committed engineering students with an all-new solar vehicle will address the national thirst for alternative energy when the Western Michigan University entry in the 2008 North ..."
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WEEK-TV has an article mentioning: "... The world's longest solar car race begins in less than two weeks and Team Mercury is gearing up ..."
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Vancouver Sun has an article mentioning: "... As a young teen, Louis Palmer dreamed about circling the globe in a solar-powered vehicle ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... While this will be MU's first race with a hydrogen-powered car, the team has competed seven other times with solar-powered cars in this race. The team intended to drive this year's car in the North American leg of the Great Race, an event with segments all ..."
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Coos Bay World has an article mentioning: "... State University students, from left, Lief Schneider, Kathy Van Wormer, Hai-Yue Han, and Justin Geffre stand by as Michael Culpepper climbs into the solar-powered car built by students for its first drive. -AP Photo ..."
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News1130 has an article mentioning: "... http://rogersradiointernet.com/BC/CKWX/images/2007/solar car1.jpg ..."
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Tampa Bay's 10 has an article mentioning: "... Evanston, IL – Some bright engineering students at Northwestern are setting their sights on the sun. They've been working on a solar car for the past two years for a big competition ..."
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Star Community Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... Jesse Williams/Staff Photo From back center: Coach Mike Yakubovsky and his students construct their solar car, “Aurora,” for the Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge ..."
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ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Twenty-four colleges will be competing in the bi-annual event, which requires participants to design, build and race a solar-powered car from Dallas to Calgary in a grueling 10-day, 2,400-mile test of engineering ingenuity ..."
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KTVZ has an article mentioning: "... It took them three years, and $50,000 to build, and is the first time OSU students have put together a solar car intended for the highway ..."
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The Oregonian - OregonLive.com has an article mentioning: "... OSU student Kathy VanWormer gets final instructions from a teammate as she prepares for a test drive of their solar car, Rain Dancer ..."
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Space.com has an article mentioning: "... to Deploy Solar Sail This Summer&bodytext=Scientists hope to deploy a solar sail called NanoSail-D this summer ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... A drive to Dallas is not just a way of getting to the start of the North American Solar Car Challenge for the University of Calgary's team ..."
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Arizona Daily Star has an article mentioning: "... Armando Nargi, bottom center, and William Masiello spray water on the Drifter 2.0 solar car to cool it off. The UA solar racing team will try out the Drifter 2.0 this month during the American Solar Challenge, which starts in Texas ..."
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SmartBrief has an article mentioning: "... SpaceX's next Falcon 1 launch will carry a NASA satellite that will unfurl into a solar sail in orbit. Since there is almost no drag in space, wind will push the satellite much faster than a traditional rocket, writes Loretta ..."
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Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... probes 30 years to get to the edge of the solar system where they are still hurtling outward further every day. Although slower to get started, a solar sail could catch up with a Voyager spacecraft in a single decade ..."
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Seattle Times has an article mentioning: "... The first solar boats leave Leeuwarden, Netherlands, as a major solar-powered-boat race got under way Monday ..."
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Tucson Citizen has an article mentioning: "... The University of Arizona's solar car and team are ready for the challenge - the American Solar Challenge ..."
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KOLD-TV has an article mentioning: "... team heads to Texas on Friday to take part in the American Solar Challenge. It is a competition to design, build and race solar-powered cars. Hopefully it will promote a greater understanding of the benefits and promises of solar energy technology ..."
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Solid State Lighting Net has an article mentioning: "... provider of LED lighting components and solution support, announced today that it has donated LUXEON Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds for use on a solar car being built by students at the University of Minnesota. The car will compete in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge, a 2,400-mile race ..."
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Canoe.ca has an article mentioning: "... Spending hours each day cramped into a single-seat, solar-powered car, Marcelo de Luz is out to prove while he likely won't reach the speed of light, he can get all the speed he needs from light ..."
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