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Chicago Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist best known for his 1999 trip around the world in a balloon, is trying to repeat the journey in a solar-powered airplane. He and a partner, engineer Andre Borschberg, came to promote the project at the Olympics, hoping to raise ..."
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Buffalo News has an article mentioning: "... Curious onlookers check out the Solar Taxi, a 100 percent solar-powered car, which made a stop on its globe-circling promotional tour outside Dunn Tire Park on Saturday afternoon ..."
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Niagara Falls Review has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer is living out a dream travelling around the world in a solar-powered car ..."
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Auto Racing Daily has an article mentioning: "... http://www.autoracingdaily.com/site/tag/national winston solar car race ..."
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Economist has an article mentioning: "... adventurers, Bertrand Piccard (of the famous family of explorers) and Andre Borschberg, at the Beijing Olympics for sponsors to help them build a solar-powered aircraft capable of circumnavigating the globe ..."
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Vancouver Courier has an article mentioning: "... A few weeks ago, drivers on the Prairie stretch of the TransCanada Highway witnessed a sight straight out of The Jetsons: 15 solar-powered cars, four of them Canadian, silently whizzing along at up to 80 kilometres an hour. The vehicles were heading west through Manitoba and ..."
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Automobile Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Much of the inspiration for the Impact stemmed from GM's involvement with the Sunraycer, a solar-powered race car built in collaboration with Hughes Electronics and AeroVironment. The car ended up winning the World Solar Challenge in ..."
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/FILM has an article mentioning: "... that Mary D’Souza recently won the competition for the paper entitled “A Body Solar Sail Concept for the Deflection of 99942 Apophis.” D’Souza’s plan calls for wrapping the asteroid with mylar film, which will ..."
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Energy Efficiency News has an article mentioning: "... If this first attempt on a partially solar-powered vessel proves successful, Nippon Oil will be looking at full commercialisation of the system over the next 3-5 years ..."
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The Raleigh Telegram has an article mentioning: "... ARIZONA - A British defense contractor said that its unmanned solar-powered airplane set a record for flight, staying aloft for three and a half days ..."
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Pocket-lint.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... In a demonstration to the US army, a British built solar powered airplane has managed to stay up in the air for 82 hours and 37 minutes ..."
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Business Green has an article mentioning: "... but now engineers in Japan have revealed they are working a solar powered cargo ship ..."
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CNET News has an article mentioning: "... From the company that does solar car parks is a solar sunroof for a car ..."
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Nature.com has an article mentioning: "... A solar powered plane has set a new record over the desert of Arizona, staying aloft for 83 hours and 37 minutes. Importantly, this means it stayed up ..."
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Greentech Media has an article mentioning: "... Two Japanese companies plan to partly propel a cargo ship with solar panels. Meanwhile, QinetiQ says its unmanned solar-powered aircraft broke a world record and Sunrise Solar introduces a solar sunroof for cars ..."
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New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered cargo ship will leave a cleaner plume ..."
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ChattahBox has an article mentioning: "... The Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from QinetiQ has smashed a world record for a solar-powered plane ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link to TRANS TUES: Solar Powered Plane Breaks Record… Again ..."
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Business Green has an article mentioning: "... It may have just broken the world record for solar powered flight, but the engineering firm reckons commercially viable manned flight remains 'highly unlikely" ..."
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LiveScience.com has an article mentioning: "... The Zephyr solar plane has sailed to what may be a record for sun-powered unmanned flight. The 66-pound craft was aloft for 83 hours and 7 minutes. The plane ..."
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2TheAdvocate has an article mentioning: "... Rouge Magnet High instructor Peter Oelschlaeger, left, and students Joey LeBlanc, in the car, and Simon Shirazi, pose with the student-made, solar-powered car, built using donated and scrap yard parts. </div> ..."
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Moneyweb has an article mentioning: "... A UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft, says ..."
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TechNewsWorld has an article mentioning: "... An unmanned solar airplane spent a record 82 hours airborne in a weekend test, a feat that isn't likely to lead to solar-powered commercial aviation any time ..."
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engadget has an article mentioning: "... QinetiQ\'s Zephyr sets another unmanned solar plane flight record - Engadget" s_265.prop17="" s_265.prop18="" s_265.prop19="" s_265.prop20="" s_265.prop21="dtc" s_265.prop22="21" var ..."
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Mirror.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... A british solar-powered plane has flown unmanned for over three days to set an unofficial world record ..."
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TECH.BLORGE.com has an article mentioning: "... The engineers responsible for Zephyr are now working with Boeing on solar-powered plane capable of carrying a 1,000lb payload. The US military have indicated a desire for this aircraft to be able to stay in the air and ..."
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CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 83 Hours, Doubles World Record ..."
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dBTechno has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from QinetiQ has managed to break a world record for the longest solar flight ..."
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USA Today has an article mentioning: "... QinetiQ's Zephyr solar-powered, high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle taking off in Arizona. The ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber ..."
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SmartBrief has an article mentioning: "... QinetiQ claims solar plane broke unmanned flight record ..."
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DailyTech has an article mentioning: "... The Zephyr flies proud as the current unofficial world record holder for solar powered flight. The craft could provide a big boost to the UAV industry ..."
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PRESS TV has an article mentioning: "... A British engineered solar-powered aircraft has claimed a new world record by flying unmanned for 82 hours and 37 minutes without stopping ..."
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Slashdot has an article mentioning: "... Solar planes are going to reduce the need for satellite and satellite launches. That may lower the cost for some services, but it will also mean ..."
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ABC Online has an article mentioning: "... Solar powered aircraft may also have uses outside the military. An Australian expert on unmanned flight says sun planes could be used to inspect ..."
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Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... An unmanned, solar-powered plane has unofficially broken the record for the longest uninterrupted flight, staying aloft for 82 hours and 37 minutes; it flew ..."
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Christian Science Monitor has an article mentioning: "... before its land-speed record attempt, another British craft was proclaimed a record-breaker yesterday. The Zephyr-6, a solar-powered plane, flew nonstop for 82 hours and 37 minutes, according to its UK makers ..."
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Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Launched by hand, Zephyr is an ultra-lightweight, carbon-fibre, solar powered vehicle and is in industry parlance known as a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV ..."
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CBBC Newsround has an article mentioning: "... A British-built solar-powered plane has shattered the world record time for the longest flight without anyone on board ..."
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I.T. Vibe has an article mentioning: "... While it may have been tested in the US the Zephyr-6 solar powered plane was created by UK defence and research outfit QinetiQ. It has been used to set a new world record for solar powered flying after ..."
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BBC News has an article mentioning: "... The project's technical director, Chris Kelleher, says the solar plane charges its batteries for night flight and could stay aloft for months on end ..."
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BBC News has an article mentioning: "... A UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft ..."
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Los Angeles Times has an article mentioning: "... In 1981, U.S. engineer Paul MacCready flew a solar-powered airplane across the English Channel and inventors have been tinkering with the technology ever since. But previous models of solar ..."
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Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Hampshire-based QinetiQ are now working with aerospace giant Boeing on a defence project that would see the biggest solar-powered plane in history take to the sky ..."
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The Press Association has an article mentioning: "... A British-built solar-powered spy plane has set an unofficial record by staying in the air for three-and-a-half days, the company behind it announced ..."
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WWJ has an article mentioning: "... team has once again claimed the title of champions of North American solar car racing ..."
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TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Solar panels have long been touted as an energy solution - whether it is solar panels fitted on to homes, or solar powered cars. However, their lack of efficiency and comparatively high prices has prohibited them from breaking into the mainstream ..."
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... parking lot of Whole Foods in Ann Arbor on Thursday - at the same time that a butterfly passes through. Palmer, from Lucerne, Switzerland, and his solar car stopped in Ann Arbor on the quest to drive the car around the world ..."
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Livingston Daily has an article mentioning: "... The annual Heritage Car Show is preparing for a very special appearance by the University of Michigan solar car on Saturday ..."
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MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... The University of Michigan solar car will make an appearance Saturday during the Heritage Car Show on the grounds of the Howell High School Freshman Campus ..."
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Rocky Mountain News has an article mentioning: "... Although the trailer makes the whole operation a little bit unwieldy, Palmer is convinced that with some technological and engineering fixes, a solar car can be made to look elegant. "An electric car like this could be produced for ..."
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WSBT-TV has an article mentioning: "... South Bend&bodytext=SOUTH BEND — South Bend became part of a quest to make history Wednesday night. Louis Palmer of Switzerland says his solar powered car is the first in history to drive around the world ..."
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Alaska Public Radio Network has an article mentioning: "... News Nightly: August 19, 2008, Alaskan prepares to meet Presidential candidate Obama, Photographing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Solar car zips through Alaska, Studying the decline of the Kittlitz’s Murrelets, Uranium sought at Bokan Mountain site, Ballot Measure ..."
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KTUU has an article mentioning: "... javascript: var summary = escape('The Power of One Solar Car Project has arrived in Anchorage and with it the first solar-powered car ever to make it to the Arctic Circle.'); var ..."
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ABC7Chicago.com has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer, a Swiss solar pioneer and inventor, is completing an ambitious plan to travel around the world in a solar-powered vehicle called the "Solartaxi ..."
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Ecorazzi has an article mentioning: "... the first completely solar-powered car to drive around the world. As one would expect, this is an emissions-free vehicle that derives its power completely from the sun. It ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... How Jimmy Judd saved the world-encircling solar car and gave it a bit of Peterbilt bling ..."
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The Nation Newspaper has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR-POWERED VEHICLES could be used to move visitors around Barbados ..."
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Thaindian.com has an article mentioning: "... Abu Dhabi, Aug 16 (IANS) A young inventor here has developed a solar-powered car - the first in the Middle East - that can run at 50 km an hour, WAM news agency reported Saturday. Saqar Bin Saif exhibited the ..."
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Inside GNSS has an article mentioning: "... A sleek-looking solar car built by a University of Michigan team was first across the finish line early in the afternoon of July 22 after a long, hot 10-day ..."
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ArabianBusiness.com has an article mentioning: "... An Emirati man is about to unveil the latest version of his eco-friendly invention - a solar powered car that can reach speeds of up to 50km per hour ..."
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered car driver tries to ‘save the planet,' draw attention to alternative energy ..."
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Zawya has an article mentioning: "... Working for many years in pain, penchant and determination, Saqar Bin Saif is about to unveil his new invention; the high-speed solar powered car ..."
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Lawrence Journal World has an article mentioning: "... Suzanne Grahm, center, of Greenpeace, describes the organization's solar-powered vehicle called the Rolling Sunlight. The vehicle stopped Thursday in South Park as part of Greenpeace's national global warming tour ..."
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has an article mentioning: "... FAIRBANKS â€" A solar-powered car on three wheels arrived in Fairbanks on Wednesday evening, creating a spectacle as the spaceship-like vehicle made its way down the ..."
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RenewableEnergyWorld.com has an article mentioning: "... ldquo;We are pleased to have reached this cooperation agreement for the construction of a solar airplane, since it is a pioneering project and represents a unique and innovative photovoltaic application that underscores the high quality and ..."
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iTWire has an article mentioning: "... The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch ..."
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Blue Mountains Gazette has an article mentioning: "... team (comprised of University of NSW students from various disciplines) spent a day shedding some light on the inner-workings of its award-winning solar vehicle ..."
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Business Gazette has an article mentioning: "... From building wind turbine models to racing solar-powered cars, environmental educators offer a range of engaging activities to give kids a solid foundation in alternative energy ..."
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TheDenverChannel.com has an article mentioning: "... Some boulder residents got the chance to try out the solar taxi and learn about solar powered cars ..."
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Bizjournals.com has an article mentioning: "... in Midtown will unveil a new solar-paneled roof Aug. 12, which it says will make it Houston's first solar-powered car dealership ..."
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MiamiHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... South Plantation High places in national solar car race ..."
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Vail Daily News has an article mentioning: "... The solar taxi will be the first solar-powered vehicle to circumnavigate the globe. Palmer, the visionary and leader of the tour, said the big mission is to "show the people of the ..."
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WISC has an article mentioning: "... A solar car wash was held on the Madison Area Technical College campus on Wednesday with proceeds benefitting area flood victims ..."
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Daily Green has an article mentioning: "... I'm not sure I do. Many parts of our planet simply don't have enough available wind to turn his elegant turbine blades, and I think hydrogen- and solar-powered boats are way off. But who knows? Maybe in a year I'll be embarrassed by this column ..."
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Columbia Business Times has an article mentioning: "... Students also are involved in competitions to design and build steel bridges, timber bridges, hydrogen-powered cars, solar-powered cars and a low-cost utility vehicle for poor people in developing countries ..."
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Gizmodo has an article mentioning: "... SunTable Solar-Powered Gadget Charger Goes on Sale ..."
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Gizmodo has an article mentioning: "... laser emission is ultraviolet, and therefore invisible to the naked eye. However, if the laser grew enough in intensity, it could be used to push solar sails beyond the inner solar system. “The sun on its own just isn't strong enough,†Davis said, proposing that the solar sail concept be ..."
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Martha's Vineyard Gazette has an article mentioning: "... and a list of first-ever accomplishments, to the Chilmark Community Center as part of his Voyage for Cleaner Energy, a lecture series with 67-foot solar sailboat in tow to inspire others to more sustainable energy practices ..."
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Northern News Services has an article mentioning: "... INUVIK - Marcelo da Luz and his solar car made it to Inuvik last week and left just about as fast as they came in ..."
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MarketWatch has an article mentioning: "... Altium Supports Solar Car Teams in Both the United States and Australia ..."
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Xinhua has an article mentioning: "... After a journey of 4,000 kilometers that lasted 10 days, a solar-powered car from the University of Michigan won the first place Tuesday in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge ..."
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The Gazette (Montreal) has an article mentioning: "... The sun set yesterday 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. But it was the University of Michigan team that captured the checkered flag in the ..."
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Bizjournals.com has an article mentioning: "... var get_metrics = function() { var sections = ["Stories","Daily","2008","08-04","University of Arizona's Drifter 2.0 solar car to be displayed at University of Phoenix"]; sections = sections.join(' -> '); var msg = "Page Name ..."
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Georgetown News Graphic has an article mentioning: "... Col_lege of Engineering's entry in the North American Solar Challenge, a national contest sponored by Toyota and UPS in which college students build solar cars and then race them ..."
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ScienceBlogs has an article mentioning: "... There's an interesting question in the comments of the last solar sail post ..."
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New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... a 9-square-metre solar sail folded for launch into a container the size of a loaf of bread ..."
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New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR sails just can't find a fair wind. Another space mission intended to prove the technology, which is designed to propel spacecraft using only the ..."
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Northern News Services has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz's solar car, the Xof1, was built from scratch. It can reach a top speed of 120 km/h, but he traveled at about 30 km/h on the Dempster Highway. The body ..."
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West Suburban Journal has an article mentioning: "... build a solar powered car to compete in a race with fellow campers at the end of the session. “I ..."
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Scientific American has an article mentioning: "... SciAm|Space|60-Second Science Blog|Solar sail and ashes of Star Trek\'s \"Scotty ..."
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Power Boat - World has an article mentioning: "... in the middle Darling Harbour during the Sydney International Boat Show showed off the capacity and potential of the prototypes of Riviera Solar Boats ..."
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... U-M solar car sails After 3 years of preparation, team wins challenge ..."
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WCSH-TV has an article mentioning: "... Art Haines is a mechanical engineer whose job is to make tools for farmers. But it's his hobby that's keeping him busy these days. He markets solar car kits ..."
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Henderson Gleaner has an article mentioning: "... Herald-Leader recently published an account of University of Kentucky engineering students' entry in Gato del Sol II, a 2,400-mile North American Solar Car Challenge ..."
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Burnley Citizen has an article mentioning: "... With the rising cost of fuel, the solar-powered boats now have a real economic advantage when compared to the accepted power sources of such vessels ..."
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RealTechNews has an article mentioning: "... Permanent link to World’s Smallest Solar Car ..."
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Technology News Daily has an article mentioning: "... science laboratory using innovative environment control and biological detection techniques. NanoSail-D will deploy an ultra-thin, highly reflective solar sail for the first time in history, and validate cutting-edge, propellant-less space propulsion technologies ..."
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al.com has an article mentioning: "... SpaceX vehicle to carry ashes, first solar sail for NASA ..."
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Post-Bulletin has an article mentioning: "... After tapping the sun to propel their solar-powered car in a race across the country, three Iowa State University students from Rochester used petroleum power to cart themselves and their ..."
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Senaca News Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... The North American Solar Challenge is actually a competition to design, build and drive a solar powered car over a 2,400 mile course from Dallas, TX to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The winning car is the one which completes the various legs of ..."
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Space Daily has an article mentioning: "... NanoSail-D will deploy an ultra-thin, highly reflective solar sail for the first time in history, and validate cutting-edge, propellant-less space propulsion technologies ..."
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Cosmos has an article mentioning: "... Solar sails would allow a spacecraft to be propelled by the gentle pressure of light itself. It sounds like a fantastical concept, but with two ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... Brief History of Solar Sails&bodytext=The long-held fancy of sailing among the stars could soon become reality with one solar sail mission on the drawing board and another already on the launching pad, slated to blast off this summer ..."
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Al-Ahram Weekly has an article mentioning: "... Visitors to the Giza Plateau will be able to view Khufu's second solar boat through a tiny camera 4,500 years after it was buried to ferry the king to eternity ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... There are ideas for building a more sustainable future, from nuclear power to solar cars, but we desperately need a coherent national plan, and we need it soon ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... They will try fossil hunting, building solar powered cars, setting up and observing late-night moth collections and visit the chemistry department at Bristol University ..."
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