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Daily Dispatch Online has an article mentioning: "... Filed Under ( science technology ) by Jan Hennop on 30-09-2010 and tagged East London race science solar cars technology One of the UFO's spotted by reader Johan du Plessis Going at a snail's pace, teams participating in the Solar Challenge drew curious ..."
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Lethbridge Herald has an article mentioning: "... Written by The Associated Press Thursday, September 30 2010, 12:46 PM Tony Coiro sits atop the solar powered motorcycle he constructed Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, near Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Coiro, who is a junior majoring in physics, converted a 1978 ..."
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WNDU-TV has an article mentioning: "... West Lafayette, IN A South Bend student at Purdue University has transformed an old Suzuki motorcycle into a solar-powered bike. Posted: 1:15 PM Sep 30, 2010 Reporter: Erin McGinn Email Address: erin.mcginn@wndu.com Story 5 Comments Font Size: A South Bend student at Purdue ..."
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OilPrice.com has an article mentioning: "... In this case the new design is of a solar powered plane. Others have proposed similar in the past. Perhaps Boeing will generate enough interest for long term support of the concept. The world's first ..."
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Indianapolis Star has an article mentioning: "... Comments Tony Coiro rides his solar-powered motorcycle Wednesday near Ross-Ade Stadium. He's a junior at Purdue University, majoring in physics. / John Terhune / Journal & Courier Twitter Facebook Share ..."
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Times of India has an article mentioning: "... ApnaCircle Tags: world expo at china vibrant gujarat solvay specialities india pvt ltd VADODARA: When the world's first manned solar powered airplane took off from a Switzerland airfield recently, Gujarat had a role to play in its maiden flight. Some special polymers used in this airplane were ..."
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One News Page has an article mentioning: "... site Last update: New York 08:52 London 13:52 Tokyo 21:52 One News Page Front Page World biggest solar powered boat ..."
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Journal and Courier has an article mentioning: "... The idea to create his own solar-powered vehicle was many years in the making. One of the biggest reasons he chose a motorcycle "is because it's a lot cheaper for a student budget," he said. He ..."
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Daily Dispatch Online has an article mentioning: "... Giving their solar-paneled car Sonnenbrand a break, too, the team talked about the excitement of the challenge and competing with more experienced teams . “There was a lot of ..."
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swissinfo.ch has an article mentioning: "... It took 14 months to build the world's biggest solar vessel. The four-man crew wants to sail at an average speed of 7.5 knots. >The expedition, financially supported by the Swiss foreign ministry, is expected ..."
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Wired has an article mentioning: "... By Keith Barry September 29, 2010 | 10:00 am | Categories: Marine A giant solar-powered boat has begun its voyage around the world, embarking on a 31,000 mile, 160 day circumnavigation that follows the sun at an estimated average speed of 7.5 ..."
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Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... Adjust text size: September 20th, 2010, 08:59 GMT| By Tudor Vieru Astronomers are now proposing that solar sail spacecrafts be used for the upcoming exploration missions to the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. >The experts say that these so-called data clippers ..."
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WFMY News 2 has an article mentioning: "... Read Comments Print Email This Article Larger Smaller Share Monaco -- It's anchors away for what is being heralded as the world's largest solar powered boat. The state-of-the-art catamaran, was launched in Monaco on Monday, and boasts of approximately 540 square meters decked with photovoltaic modules. The ..."
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SlashGear has an article mentioning: "... itself by making new ways to stay eco-friendly, keeping your electric car charged is an easy thing to do thanks to their brand new Car Arc solar powered car port. The Car Arc solar powered car port is created from bent tubes, running parallel to one another, with a polycarbonate roof. On top of that roof, ..."
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Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... 0px; } #fb-like { margin-top: 3px; } Tweet Photo: Boeing First Flight Scheduled for 2014 > It was a great accomplishment when the Zephyr solar plane spent over 2 weeks in the air . Some even dubbed it the "eternal plane". But it looks like the Zephyr is about to get some serious competition: Boeing ..."
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AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... QinetiQ NA, a leading aviation company, had earlier flown its unmanned and remote controlled solar aircraft named Zephyr continuously for a record period of 83 hours. Source: http://www.boeing.com/ Published Date : 23/9/2010 Click here for Cleantech news ..."
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swissinfo.ch has an article mentioning: "... It took 14 months to build the world's biggest solar vessel. The four-man crew wants to sail at an average speed of 7.5 knots. >The expedition, financially supported by the Swiss foreign ministry, is expected ..."
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iAfrica.com has an article mentioning: "... A woman tests a solar car built by learners at Deutsche Internationale Schule in Johannesburg, who are competing in the 4000km SA Solar Car Challenge. Sapa ..."
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Frontier India - News, Analysis, Opinion has an article mentioning: "... By admin | September 27th, 2010 | Category: Latest Marine No Comments » MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, the biggest solar-powered boat in the world, left the port of Monaco on Monday 27 September 2010 at 2.00 p.m. to begin the first-ever voyage around the world by a solar-powered ..."
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SustainableBusiness.com has an article mentioning: "... SustainableBusiness.com News The first solar-powered boat leaves Monaco today to begin a round-the-world cruise meant to inspire greater use of renewable energy. The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is a 31-meter ..."
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News24 has an article mentioning: "... News24 Nuus24 Parent24 Property24 Sake24 Spaces Sport24 Weather24 Wheels24 Women24 GALLERY: SA solar challenge During a ten day event solar powered vehicles race across South Africa. Take a look at some of these advanced alternative energy vehicles. Facebook while you drive? Ever needed to update your ..."
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News24 has an article mentioning: "... 2010-09-23 22:15 Related Links Zero emissions race planned Solar plane makes night flight Chinese firm to build SA solar plants kalahari.net buy books, music, dvds, appliances and much more Electronic products delivered ..."
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Sowetan has an article mentioning: "... A troupe of drum majorettes who stopped at a filling station deep in the Free State were astounded by the view of the world champion solar car charging its batteries in the late afternoon sunlight. The dancing majorettes from Sedibela Middle School in Rustenburg were among the first race ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... The Data Clipper will be a maneuverable solar-powered spacecraft that collects scientific data and downloads it to Earth, and fleets of them could map the planets and celestial bodies of our solar system. The ..."
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Product Design & Development has an article mentioning: "... On Wednesday, the solar aircraft took off again direction Zurich International Airport where it landed in the early afternoon. It then again flew back to Payerne. Throughout the ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... an incredible zero emission aircraft powered by 12,000 solar cells located on its wings. Over the last year we?ve cheered this stellar solar plane on through its impressive trials ?  from its first flight to its first ascent out into the night sky ? but little did we know that the best was ..."
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CNET has an article mentioning: "... by Lance Whitney Font size Print E-mail Share 1 comment Tweet (Credit: Solar Impulse/Revillard) Switzerland's famed Solar Impulse solar plane has chalked up another successful flight, this one designed to see how it would manage flying across the country and landing at its busiest airports. ..."
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Times LIVE has an article mentioning: "... A few hundred enthusiastic supporters watched as the team from Japan's Tokai University with their 162kg solar powered car set off. The Japanese were the winners of the inaugural event in 2008, organised by the Advanced Energy Foundation. Locals make a plan But while Tokai ..."
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CNET has an article mentioning: "... by Candace Lombardi Font size Print E-mail Share Post a comment Tweet SolarWord's Australian solar-powered car race developed in conjunction with student engineers from the German university Hochschule Bochum. (Credit: SolarWorld) You could call this a sign of ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... 23 September 2010, 05:50 CDT Switzerland's Solar Impulse aircraft made its first cross-country flight on Wednesday, a new achievement by the solar plane following a historic 24-hour flight back in July. Air traffic was stopped at Zurich international airport as the plane made touchdown after its ..."
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Soft Sailor has an article mentioning: "... 1 September 22nd, 2010 Tweet Share Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Boeing received $89 million from the US military to develop a solar-powered aircraft so it can fly non-stop for more than five years. The SolarEagle is specially created to constantly send sending surveillance and intelligence ..."
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TECH.BLORGE.com has an article mentioning: "... first began following Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse back in May of 2008 when it was still in the planning stage. Last December , this solar plane took a mini test flight and in April of this year it went on a more extensive and intricate test flight. Back in July pilot and CEO André ..."
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AFP has an article mentioning: "... AFP) &ndash 5 hours ago GENEVA — Switzerland's sun-powered plane Solar Impulse flew across the country Wednesday, in a new achievement following its historic 24-hour flight. Air traffic was temporarily halted at ..."
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Wired has an article mentioning: "... The team joked that the flight may be a distraction for parliamentary elections happening as the solar powered airplane flew over the Swiss captial of Bern. After a brief stay in Zurich, Borschberg lifted off a few hours ago and returned to Payerne a little after noon ..."
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Energy Tribune has an article mentioning: "... 21, 2010 From Fox News Boeing is developing an astounding new plane -- an unmanned, solar-powered aircraft that can fly for five straight years without stopping. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reached an agreement with Boeing ..."
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The Stanford Daily has an article mentioning: "... Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 By Kathleen Chaykowski The Stanford Solar Car team poses behind Apogee, their ultra-aerodynamic, 420-pound solar car made almost entirely from carbon fiber. It placed fourth in the 2010 American ..."
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News.Az has an article mentioning: "... Wed 22 September 2010 07:04 GMT | 12:04 Local Time Text size: First solar powered vehicles take to the streets in Adıyaman. Researchers in Adıyaman University's Technology Faculty managed to build a solar powered automobile and a minibus. ..."
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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin has an article mentioning: "... Moranbah man Matt Kay, standing behind the car in the foreground, wants to build a solar car like this one to take to the World Solar Challenge in Australia next year. Supplied MORANBAH'S Matt Kay has worked with a top solar car racing ..."
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Scientific Computing has an article mentioning: "... in space. Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of ‘data-clippers', maneuverable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to ship vast quantities of scientific data to back Earth. According to Joel Poncy of Thales Alenia Space, the technology could be ready in time to ..."
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GetSolar.com has an article mentioning: "... Posted by Adam Sewall in Tuesday, September 21st 2010 under: Solar Technology Tags: Boeing military Solar Airplane SolarEagle In July, we relayed news that Andre Borschberg, a Swiss entrepreneur, had successfully completed a 24-hour flight in his solar-powered ..."
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FOXNews has an article mentioning: "... Boeing is developing an astounding new plane -- an unmanned, solar-powered aircraft that can fly for five straight years without stopping. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reached an agreement with Boeing ..."
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Universe Today has an article mentioning: "... Alenia Space Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of ‘data-clippers', maneuverable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to ship vast quantities of scientific data back to Earth . According to Joel Poncy of satellite developer Thales Alenia Space, the technology could ..."
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ExecutiveGov has an article mentioning: "... Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an unmanned solar-powered aircraft. The SolarEagle is being created under the auspices of the Vulture II demonstration program and will have its first flight in 2014. ?SolarEagle is a ..."
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Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... Related Articles Swiss Solar-Powered Plane Successfully Completes Groundbreaking 26-Hour Night Flight Giant Solar Plane Will Stay Aloft for Five Years Straight Darpa's New Goal: A Plane That ..."
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All Cars Electric has an article mentioning: "... Crash-helmet recommended. 1987 GM Sunraycer Built by GM, AeroVironment and Huges Aircraft, this solar powered car won the 1987 Solar Challenge, a race across Australia. While it lacked luggage space and was undoubtedly rather uncomfortable to drive and cost GM a ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... Key suppliers for the program include Versa Power Systems and QinetiQ, who will draw on experience taken from building its own solar-powered aircraft, the Zephyr During testing, the SolarEagle demonstrator will remain in the upper atmosphere for 30 days, harvesting solar energy during the day that ..."
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Automotto has an article mentioning: "... ago Sponsored Links For the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Vulture program, Boeing is building an unmanned solar powered plane, christened as SolarEagle. Boeing has already won an $89 million government contract to built one that could stay aloft for five years. Vulture ..."
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Register has an article mentioning: "... Virtualization US aerospace mammoth Boeing has beaten its competitors and landed an $89m contract to build the "Vulture", a huge unmanned solar-powered plane intended to cruise the stratosphere for five years without landing. One need hardly add that the agency handing out government cash for the initial ..."
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CNET has an article mentioning: "... Someday. (Credit: Boeing) Boeing has won an $89 million government contract to build and fly an unmanned solar-powered plane that can--eventually--stay aloft continuously for up to five years. Yes, that's five years. The defense contractor will develop the SolarEagle ..."
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Wingham Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... HAYLEY WILLIAMS 07 Sep, 2010 12:00 PM WINGHAM High School will send three teams to Penrith on Saturday to compete in the National School's Solar Boat Challenge. The school has been competing in the competition for the past three years, receiving reputable results each year, including National ..."
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Coolest Gadgets has an article mentioning: "... by Mark R - on September 14th, 2010 >We have reported on a lot of solar-powered planes before. Like the Solar Impulse, which is capable of a 26 hour flight , then there is the Zephyr , which broke the record for solar-powered unmanned ..."
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Salon has an article mentioning: "... 14 comments Print Permalink Short URL Share: Email Twitter Facebook Linked In Digg Reddit StumbleUpon ShareThis Thursday, Jul 8, 2010 14:36 ET Solar plane lands safely after completing 24-hour flight Goal of the Swiss-led experiment is to circle the globe using only the power of the sun By ELIANE ..."
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The Guardian has an article mentioning: "... Penguin Rising gently over the Mojave desert outside Los Angeles, the Gossamer Penguin takes to the skies 40 years ago in one of the solar-powered aircraft's first test flights. The image is from a collection of photographs, Nasa Commons , that have been put together by Nasa , Flickr and Internet Archive ..."
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GenevaLunch has an article mentioning: "... Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) ? Cool bise winds are now expected to blow into Switzerland early Saturday, and Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane, has decided to postpone its test flight to Geneva and Zurich until later this month. ?The weather forecast for Saturday 11 September, the date ..."
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The Metropolitain has an article mentioning: "... It seems there are no limits to what technology can do. Even aircraft that are powered by the sun are making the news. Solar Aviation &ndash the Sky's the Limit The Solar Impulse project is the brainchild of Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss balloonist and adventurer. Piccard, in ..."
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CBC.ca has an article mentioning: "... Last Updated: Friday, September 10, 2010 | 10:45 AM ET The Associated Press Forecasts of strong wind have put plans to fly a solar-powered plane across the length of Switzerland on hold. The Solar Impulse team said Friday that northeasterly winds are expected to reach up to 30 km/h on Saturday, ..."
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Gather.com has an article mentioning: "... September 10, 2010 03:06 PM EDT (Updated: September 10, 2010 03:10 PM EDT) views: 37 The flight of the solar plane has been delayed. The Solar Impulse team had hoped that the experimental solar powered plane would be flying across Switzerland this weekend but high ..."
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AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... engaged in the development of unique technologies and products and Ryobi Holdings Co a public transport operator, have jointly manufactured a solar vehicle called Solarve Bus, a green energy vehicle that gleams both inside and outside. The Solarve Bus is a normal passenger bus fitted with solar panels ..."
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Deutsche Welle has an article mentioning: "... When the solar-powered plane takes to the skies again sometime later this month, it won't be testing the endurance of its batteries, but rather will be making sure that its ground ..."
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dBTechno has an article mentioning: "... September 9, 2010 The next step towards the eventual attempt at flying a solar powered plane around the world will take place this weekend. The group of scientists behind the Solar Impulse project plan to attempt to fly their prototype across ..."
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CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Hitting the Waves Zachary Shahan in ..."
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IBTimes has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard (Initiator and President of the Solar Impulse solar aircraft) on the opening day of the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. The event expects to attract 4,500 Conference Delegates ..."
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GreenPacks has an article mentioning: "... The date for the domestic flights has not been confirmed. A purely solar powered flight around the world may take place by 2013 or 2014. (Via Breitbart Share If you're new here and you like our articles, how about subscribing free for our ..."
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CNET has an article mentioning: "... by CBS Interactive staff Font size Print E-mail Share Post a comment A Swiss team hoping to one day circle the globe in a solar-powered plane intends to take the craft out for a spin around Switzerland as soon as weather conditions become "favorable." In a blog post, Solar Impulse said its ..."
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Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... The jointly developed "Solarve" (short for Solar Vehicle) is the world's first public transport bus equipped with solar panels. > Sanyo Amorton and Sanyo HIT solar panels mounted on the roof of the bus will ..."
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AFP has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the solar-powered aircraft... will undertake three flights, Payerne-Geneva, Geneva-Zurich and Zurich-Payerne, with no fuel," said the team in a statement. "In so doing they ..."
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Discovery News has an article mentioning: "... Antoine Decaux/Getty Images No matter how you look at it, flying around the world is a big deal. Especially in a solar airplane. We'll check it out. Today, on Engineering Works! Listen to the a href=“http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu/2010/flying-in-the-sunshine/â€> podcast. ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... by Ariel Schwartz , 09/07/10 filed under: Solar Power The Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane is unstoppable so far. Earlier this summer, the single-seat plane completed its first night flight , and now the aircraft is getting ready for three ..."
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People's Daily Online has an article mentioning: "... facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon How's it made? From moisturizing creams to solar-powered cars, some Chinese primary school students recently got a crash course in production theories and the magic of chemistry after participating in Dow ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... WORTH OVER $500! Headed back to school and need some help getting inspired? Inhabitat is here to help! Japan Launching World?s First Solar Powered Spacecraft Today! We?ve brought you news about the IKAROS solar sail spacecraft before, and now the time has finally come for it to take flight! That?s right, ..."
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Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... Adjust text size: September 2nd, 2010, 13:25 GMT| By Tudor Vieru Analysts believe that the launch of the new Japanese solar sail demonstrator Ikaros evidences the fact that the dawn of a new type of space exploration is upon us. >They say that the spacecraft proved beyond a ..."
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Astrobiology Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Ever since James Maxwell proved that light exerts pressure in the 1860s, space exploration visionaries have talked about solar sailing. Exciting new developments this year are making their vision a reality. > In May, the Japanese Space Exploration Agency successfully launched ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... Buzzibooth + Buzzispace 0 email this email facebook facebook digg digg Related Posts Japan?s Ikaros Spacecraft Successfully Propelled by Solar Sail We?ve been following the progress of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS &mdash the first to unfurl a solar sail in deep space. Today, the ship made Amazing ..."
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Indian Country Today has an article mentioning: "... Zach Renville and Chris Watkins talked with visitors about their team's solar car at the Amarillo Ag Center in Texas. Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article Gallery See all 3 photos » Hot cars: ..."
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National has an article mentioning: "... well-known sea-faring nation Switzerland is preparing to set sail on what he hopes will be the first circumnavigation of the globe in a solar-powered vessel. Raphael Domjan , 37, worked as an ambulance driver, mountain guide and rescue specialist before co-founding the PlanetSolar project last year. His ..."
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eWorld Post has an article mentioning: "... Given the strenuous work load coupled with... Eco Plane! Solar-powered plane takes 24-hour flight A solar-powered aircraft which one day hopes to circle the globe has successfully started a... Google to Launch Chrome OS this ..."
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