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PhysOrg.com has an article mentioning: "... June 11, 2010 by Lin Edwards Enlarge (PhysOrg.com) -- Japan's IKAROS has rolled out its solar sail, the first ever deployed in space. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, achieved the feat by rotating the craft rapidly and spinning the sail ..."
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Naperville Sun has an article mentioning: "... For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.napervillejazz.com. American Solar Car Challenge & Naperville Sustainabilty Challenge The 2010 American Solar Car Challenge is a university student competition to design, build and drive ..."
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Free Internet Press has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard has been working on a solar-powered plane for almost a decade and hopes to fly it around the world in 2013. He spoke to Spiegel Online about ending the world's addiction to fossil fuels, the ..."
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DailyTech has an article mentioning: "... not case-sensitive) Please enter the characters in the image below. The IKAROS probe consists of a solar sail that's approximately as thin as the diameter of a red blood cell. The sail has thin film solar panels and eight LCDs, used for steering, embedded in ..."
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Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... By Clay Dillow Posted 06.10.2010 at 11:43 am 10 Comments IKAROS Unfurls Its Solar Sail JAXA It's sink or sail time for Japan's IKAROS spacecraft, and according to initial reports from JAXA the unfurling of the first solar sail ..."
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Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... By Kat Hannaford on June 10, 2010 at 9:40 PM >The 20m (diagonally) solar sail Ikaros we mentioned last month has been successfully unfurled in space by its Japanese team. Now it?s a waiting game to see if it can be used for ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Solar Sail in Space | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World .wp-polls .pollbar { margin: 1px; font-size: 6px; line-height: 8px; height: 8px; ..."
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Spiegel Online has an article mentioning: "... Print E-Mail Feedback 06/10/2010 Solar Flight Pioneer Bertrand Piccard 'We Have the Technology to End Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels' Photo Gallery: 7 Photos AFP Bertrand Piccard has been working ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... Akatsuki launched May 20 alongside a novel solar sail vehicle and other smaller payloads to begin a six-month trek toward the second planet from the sun. Hayabusa is returning to Earth from the asteroid ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... to RSS feed Recent posts {"section":"cosmiclog","printerName":"chrome_abstractmartinblog_printer_contentset_RecentPosts"} 10 hours ago Solar sail spreads its wings 13 hours ago One giant leap for oiled birds 16 hours ago Tibetan gene guards against mountain sickness 1 day ago 10 oil-spill ills 2 ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... An image sent back from the Ikaros spacecraft shows a portion of its solar sail being unfurled. Japan's space agency stretched out its Ikaros solar sail today, but it remains to be seen whether the experimental craft's paper-thin ..."
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Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announce that their Ikaros technology demonstrator has managed to successfully open its solar sail while in space. The small cosmic machine was launched together with the Akatsuki Venusian orbiter, which is scheduled to reach our neighboring planet ..."
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EarthTechling has an article mentioning: "... World Expo ? if you are, and plan to check out the Huangpu River, make sure to see if you can get a cruise on the new Suntech Guosheng Solar Sailor solar and wind powered eco-ship cruising around. This innovative hybrid solar boat, with its zero emissions capability, hit the waters in the last ..."
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Columbia Basin Herald has an article mentioning: "... version By Sarah Kehoe >Herald staff writer Sarah Kehoe/Columbia Basin Herald Moses Lake fifth-grader Shawn Kenny, right, watches his handmade solar car during a race at an event Tuesday. MOSES LAKE &mdash About 650 fifth-graders from Moses Lake schools gathered at the Grant County Fairgrounds Tuesday, ..."
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Ecofriend has an article mentioning: "... lar-powered Car All Set To Spy With Its Shrubbed Looks - Ecofriend Please fill in your email address [Close] Send Tips Advertise Contact Architecture Art Autos Design ..."
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GetSolar.com has an article mentioning: "... lar Sailor Delivers Ferries in China, Makes First Profit | GetSolar.com Blog .addtoany_subscribe img{border:0;} .recentcomments a{display:inline ..."
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Wired News has an article mentioning: "... By Alexis Madrigal June 9, 2010 | 3:58 pm | Categories: Space The unfurling of a Japanese solar sail, the first demonstration of a new space propulsion technology, went exactly according to plan. According to JAXA?s blog posts and photos from the ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... by Ariel Schwartz , 06/09/10 If you?re going to drive around in a solar-powered vehicle, you might as well make it a snazzy one. Enter the Terrestrial Shrub Rover , a solar-powered vehicle that looks, as you may have guessed, exactly like ..."
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Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... The Solar Vehicle Project team will drive 1,100 miles from Tulsa to Chicago, making numerous stops along the way. Joe Michaud-Scorza Published: 06/09/2010 By Kyle ..."
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Ecofriend has an article mentioning: "... Solar Car Team Gears Up For American Solar Challenge - Ecofriend Please fill in your email address [Close] Send Tips Advertise Contact Architecture Art Autos ..."
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Westlake West Life has an article mentioning: "... it was obvious, but sixth-graders at Parkside Intermediate School learned an important science lesson during the school's seventh annual solar car races June 1. Solar cars need the sun to run. Mostly cloudy skies hampered student-built vehicles early in the afternoon, and many didn't finish the ..."
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Forbes has an article mentioning: "... SHANGHAI -- Robert Dane, then working as a country doctor in Australia, was watching a race of solar-powered vessels in Sydney Harbor in 1997 when one of them ran into difficulty due to strong winds. "I thought, 'How could you make a solar boat and a (wind-powered) ..."
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Renewable Energy Focus has an article mentioning: "... Solar heating and cooling Wave and tidal energy Wind power World Future Energy Summit Events & Training Jobs Renewable Energy Focus USA The solar vessel will cruise the Huangpu River for the Shanghai World Expo, inspiring visitors to embrace the event's theme of Better City, Better Life. Related Links ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... By Paul Ridden 08:28 June 8, 2010 Team PrISUm is currently putting the final touches to its Anthelion solar vehicle, with high hopes of a winning place in this year's American Solar Challenge Image Gallery (3 images) A team of Iowa State University students are busy ..."
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EnergyBoom has an article mentioning: "... Search all Biofuels Emerging Geothermal Policy Solar Transportation Wind Home Technologies Contributors Write for EnergyBoom Learn Daily Briefing Solar Wind Biofuels Geothermal Transportation Emerging Policy ..."
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The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... Carl Sagan Fund for the Future Catalog of Exoplanets FINDS Exo-Earths International Year of Astronomy LIFE Experiment: Phobos LightSail - Solar Sailing Messages from Earth Microrovers Mirror Bees: Planetary Defense Observing Earth Pioneer Anomaly Planetary Microphones SETI Optical Telescope SETI ..."
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R & D Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Materials Science Engineering Material Science DuPont Energy & Utilities Materials By Paul Livingstone Monday, June 7, 2010 >Print The PlanetSolar boat has more than 500-m 2 of solar cells generating nearly 100-kW of power. Double-layer encapsulation prevents the environment from taking a toll on cell ..."
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Daily Freeman Journal has an article mentioning: "... Carstens puts work in ISU solar car By CARRIE OLSON Daily Freeman-Journal Staff Writer POSTED: June 8, 2010 Save Print Email Read comments Post a comment ..."
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Ecofriend has an article mentioning: "... Xc â€" A Solar-powered Vehicle For Urban-jungles Of The Future - Ecofriend Please fill in your email address [Close] Send Tips Advertise Contact Architecture Art Autos Design ..."
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The Future of Things has an article mentioning: "... Saturday, June 05, 2010 - Anuradha Menon Home Picture Of The Day Space Tags: solar sails radiation kite jaxa japan Hybrid craft aerospace Related Pictures NASA's Annual Great Moonbuggy Race Black Hole Sheds Light on a Galaxy The Japan ..."
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The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... Carl Sagan Fund for the Future Catalog of Exoplanets FINDS Exo-Earths International Year of Astronomy LIFE Experiment: Phobos LightSail - Solar Sailing Messages from Earth Microrovers Mirror Bees: Planetary Defense Observing Earth Pioneer Anomaly Planetary Microphones SETI Optical Telescope SETI ..."
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EnergyBoom has an article mentioning: "... Search all Biofuels Emerging Geothermal Policy Solar Transportation Wind Home Technologies Contributors Write for EnergyBoom Learn Daily Briefing Solar Wind Biofuels Geothermal Transportation Emerging Policy Solar ..."
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Politicsweb has an article mentioning: "... He added that he planned to return to South Africa (in February 1978) to continue his campaign to introduce a solar powered car to the republic. He also told Hooper that on hearing of the murder of the Smits he had actually remarked: "Well, everybody has to go at some stage." ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... SYNDICATED NEWS SYNOPSIS: Major solar panel makers report they are sold out for 2010, and you'll need up to 250 kHW/month for that solar-powered electric car. First Solar, the world's cheapest solar panel maker, is reporting that they cannot meet this years demand for solar panels, and three more major ..."
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Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... households > Suntech Chairman Zhengrong Shi made the announcement of the major Shanghai expansion at the launch of the Suntech-Guosheng Solar Sailor on the Huangpu River in Shanghai. > The 31.5 meter solar-powered vessel features solar sail technology developed by Australia-based Solar Sailor ..."
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Ecofriend has an article mentioning: "... Shangdeguosheng Solar-powered Vessel Commences Maiden Voyage - Ecofriend Please fill in your email address [Close] Send Tips Advertise Contact Architecture Art Autos Design Gadgets ..."
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Recharge has an article mentioning: "... facility Solar giant Suntech to enter UK market as MCS approval given The Wuxi, China-based firm announced the move as it launched a solar-powered boat, the Suntech-Guosheng solar sailor, on the Huangpu River. Suntech founder and chairman Zhengrong Shi said: "To meet the soaring global demand for ..."
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Construction Week Online has an article mentioning: "... We also provide &lsquoplug-and-play' solar solutions like solar streetlights, solar water pumps, solar traffic lights and signage and solar aviation lights. We offer a one-stop solution for our customers' solar-energy needs. First, we survey the site and consider the feasibility. Only then do ..."
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Missouri S&T News and Research has an article mentioning: "... 2010 1:11 PM Permalink Comments (0) A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology is about to embark on an 1,200-mile solar car race through the Midwest. The American Solar Challenge starts June 20 in Broken Arrow, Okla., and ends June 26 in Naperville, Ill. Teams will be ..."
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Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... Article Font: Image: Related Stories from Around the Web Environment Montreal Gazette, Canada Friday, June 04, 2010 Sponsors sought for solar-powered vehicles Daily Herald, Chicago Thursday, June 03, 2010 Energy projects get grants grants Omaha World-Herald Thursday, June 03, 2010 Related Topics Alternative ..."
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CBS News has an article mentioning: "... 2010 4:28 PM EDT by SueZeeeQue June 3, 2010 12:51 PM EDT >Drill baby drill anyone? >Oh no !!! It's getting cloudy and overcast skies.....my sun-powered car will grind to a halt....where's my pinwheel wind-powered car when I need it >Do the lib-iots even know that gasoline comes from drilling ? or has the ..."
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Space Fellowship has an article mentioning: "... Comment Print Article Tags JAXA Japan Venus Orbiter Akatsuki IKAROS H-IIA Rocket Japan?s first robotic mission to Venus and an experimental solar sail successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. The Venus Climate Orbiter, or Akatsuki, the IKAROS solar sail and several ..."
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New York Times has an article mentioning: "... bottles (that's about the same number consumed every 8.3 seconds in the United States) used to build the Plastiki , a wind-blown, solar-powered boat currently sailing from San Francisco to Australia, stopping at environmental hot spots like the roughly Texas-sized North Pacific Garbage Patch or ..."
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EnergyBoom has an article mentioning: "... Search all Biofuels Emerging Geothermal Policy Solar Transportation Wind Home Technologies Contributors Write for EnergyBoom Learn Daily Briefing Solar Wind Biofuels Geothermal Transportation Emerging Policy ..."
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Gas 2.0 has an article mentioning: "... According to a recent report on the solar electric car sharing plan , the partnership involves the Mazda2 (aka the Demio in Japan) with electric vehicle drive trains from Think , using lithium ion ..."
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Fort Worth Star Telegram has an article mentioning: "... Seen in the background are the snow covered Steinberge mountains. AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson. AP PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND - The solar powered Aircraft "Solar Impulse", HB-SIA prototype, a pioneering Swiss bid to fly around the world on solar energy, takes off on its fifth test flight, with Solar ..."
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Sunderland Echo has an article mentioning: "... Sign In Register « Previous « Previous Next » Next » View Gallery Published Date: 01 June 2010 A solar-powered car from Durham University won a North versus South battle for eco-friendly motoring. >The vehicle made by a team from the university beat competition ..."
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AVweb has an article mentioning: "... Email this article Print this article By Mary Grady , Contributing editor "Finally we can say we are flying a solar plane," pilot Andre Borschberg, CEO of the Solar Impulse project, wrote in his blog last Friday. The 12,000 solar cells on the wings of the one-of-a-kind ..."
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The Standard has an article mentioning: "... Officials picked for Sotokoto marathon By Erick Ochieng' This year's edition of Sotokoto Safari Marathon witnessed a change in tradition as solar-powered car equipped with solar cells lead athletes in a move aimed at championing for eco-friendly energy sources. Kenjiro Shinozuka in a solar-powered car. The ..."
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Space.com has an article mentioning: "... Credit: JAXA. Japan Launches New Venus Probe and Solar Sail Mysteries of Venus Targeted by New Japanese Probe Japanese Solar Sail Headed for Venus and Beyond The Top 10 Views of Earth From Space Take a look at ..."
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Joplin Globe has an article mentioning: "... Rack Locations Submit Photos Tune In Carrier Application Local News Search Related Photos Luis Garza adjusts Bloomington (Ind.) High School's solar car on Sunday for driver Eli Clakins at the Solar BikeRayce USA at Crowder College in Neosho. Globe/Gary Crow Discussion Add a comment on this story May ..."
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DesMoinesRegister.com has an article mentioning: "... If successful, the mission will mark the first time a solar sail has been used to power a spacecraft, the Japanese space agency said. The United States and Russia are also exploring solar-sail technology, the agency ..."
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San Diego Union Tribune has an article mentioning: "... McCutchen / UNION-TRIBUNE Scripps Ranch High green-technology teacher Mena Abdo (left) stands next to Michael Lowe, who skippered this solar-powered boat to victory in a recent competition. Below, Lowe has his hand on the throttle used on the 15-foot-long wooden boat, which traveled 200 meters in 36 ..."
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Sioux City Journal has an article mentioning: "... Zagaeski is especially intrigued by the idea of driving a solar-powered vehicle back and forth to work. "I'm surprised that with the amount of sun and heat out here, there isn't more solar use," said Zagaeski who moved here 18 ..."
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Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... Ad Support Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Ikaros solar sail today aboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle (H-IIA F17) . IKAROS is a space yacht that gathers energy for propulsion from sunlight pressure (photons) by ..."
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Space.com has an article mentioning: "... Science Technology Entertainment SpaceViews NightSky SETI Video Community advertisement Japan's Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki and the Ikaros solar sail launch into space atop an unmanned H-2A rocket on May 20 (U.S. Eastern Time) from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. It was early morning Friday, May ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... Photo by David Imbaratto / Stellar Exploration for the Planetary Society An artist's conception shows the Planetary Society's Lightsail 1 solar sail in space. Two of the debutantes on the final frontier - SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and the Planetary Society's Lightsail 1 solar sail - will be making ..."
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Naperville Sun has an article mentioning: "... Event proceeds benefit the Safety Town program and the Women Involved in Girls Success program. Visit www.napervillejuniors.org. Solar car challenge The 2010 American Solar Car Challenge is a student competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars in a cross-country time and ..."
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Foster's Daily Democrat has an article mentioning: "... Friday, May 28, 2010 John Huff/Staff photographer Mary Hebden, 11, takes a look under the hood of her team's solar racer "Bubble Gum" during a solar car race competition at Marshwood Great Works School in South Berwick Thursday. Click here to view Foster's prints for sale SOUTH BERWICK, Maine ? The sun ..."
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Tulsa World has an article mentioning: "... By MCT Regional News Published: 5/28/2010 7:27 AM Last Modified: 5/28/2010 7:27 AM The University of Michigan Solar Car Team rolled through Sedalia, Missouri on Thursday afternoon in their solar-electric hybrid, the Infinium. > The team is running a "mock race" in ..."
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TopNews United States has an article mentioning: "... conditions and of Venus by magnified research through the space craft and the second intention is to make the first ever interplanetary solar sail that will facilitate flying across in the space possible. Both the space travels are being supported by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA. ..."
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EnergyBoom has an article mentioning: "... Search all Biofuels Emerging Geothermal Policy Solar Transportation Wind Home Technologies Contributors Write for EnergyBoom Learn Daily Briefing Solar Wind Biofuels Geothermal Transportation Emerging Policy ..."
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Tampa Tribune has an article mentioning: "... The nonprofit group, a chapter of Electrathon America, promotes electric and solar-powered car races in the Bay area and across the state. Its mission is to challenge children and adults to envision a green, vibrant, low-carbon future full of ..."
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Wall Street Journal has an article mentioning: "... Digg + More close Yahoo! Buzz MySpace del.icio.us Reddit LinkedIn Fark Viadeo Orkut Text By ESTHER SPAARWATER Sunseeker II was the first solar powered plane to fly over the Alps From James Starley's penny-farthing bicycle to Sir Frank Whittle's jet engine ? the challenge of getting from A to B as quickly, ..."
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Tampa Tribune has an article mentioning: "... The nonprofit group, a chapter of Electrathon America, promotes electric and solar-powered car races in the Bay area and across the state. Its mission is to challenge children and adults to envision a green, vibrant, low-carbon future full of ..."
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my.hsj.org has an article mentioning: "... Senior Eric Radue, who worked on the solar car panels, said that he learned about solar energy. “It's useful and more powerful â€" a lot more powerful than you realize,†he said. “And ..."
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R & D Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Posted In: R&D Daily Solar Energy Spacecraft By Jeremy Hsu, Space.com writer Monday, May 17, 2010 >Print An ambitious solar sail mission designed by Japan is poised for launch tomorrow could become the first successful mission powered solely by sunlight, but that's not all. The ..."
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Space Daily has an article mentioning: "... by a Japanese H-2A rocket and, according to JAXA, will be carrying a payload including several smaller satellite experiments, including a solar sail to be powered by the sun's radiation. Imamura said that Venus may provide the scientific community with a lot more than they bargained for and ..."
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Fast Company has an article mentioning: "... lots are filled with parking canopies lined with solar panels, who arrive at schools in electric vehicles that can be recharged at solar-powered vehicle charging stations, will absolutely alter the perspective of these students. And it is these very students who today, like me, feel powerless as they ..."
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Aviation Week has an article mentioning: "... after liftoff, following a ?smooth? ascent, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Riding piggyback was the Ikaros solar-sail experiment. Akatsuki, also known as Planet-C and the Venus Climate Orbiter, is scheduled to reach Venus in December for the start of a nominal ..."
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Wall Street Journal has an article mentioning: "... Lukas Barth/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) > WINGS SPREAD: The solar-powered aircraft ?Solar Impulse? took off from a military airport Monday in Payerne, Switzerland, on its fifth test flight. The company that made the plane plans to ..."
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Richmond Register has an article mentioning: "... Subscriber Services Classifieds Subscription offer Deliver the Richmond Register Local News Search Related Photos Mike Rogers displays his solar-powered car at his home in Richmond. The two-person car, which Rogers built from a kit he purchased on the Internet, is street legal and has a windshield wiper, ..."
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Ecofriend has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered Boats To Sail Clean On Blue Waters - Ecofriend Please fill in your email address [Close] Send Tips Advertise Contact Architecture Art Autos Design Gadgets ..."
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Sky & Telescope has an article mentioning: "... Measuring 46 feet (14 m) square, IKAROS is a "solar sail" designed to navigate through interplanetary space using the pressure of sunlight for propulsion. JAXA Tagging along with Akatsuki is a secondary ..."
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Economic Times has an article mentioning: "... Video Advanced Search Home News Markets Personal Finance Infotech Jobs Opinion Features Environment TV Services Classifieds Day in pics Solar powered Aircraft 'Solar Impulse' 24 May 2010, 1718 hrs IST Print Save EMail Write to Editor The solar powered Aircraft 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA prototype, a pioneering ..."
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TVNZ has an article mentioning: "... The rocket also will be carrying Ikaros, a probe propelled by a solar sail which will keep accelerating as it passes Venus and goes on to the far side of the Sun. Advertisement Tools: Email Print Text Size Share this article: ..."
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Cooler Planet has an article mentioning: "... This particular mission will include a solar sail, which uses particles from the sun to propel the craft. >The solar sail technology has been cited as one potential way that space exploration missions ..."
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Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Ikaros was successfully hauled into orbit by a H-IIA-launching rocket together with the Venus satellite 'Akatsuki'. The solar sail 'Ikaros' (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) resembles a wind kite; it measures 20 metres in diameter and is merely 0,0075 ..."
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Space News has an article mentioning: "... Ltd. of Yokohama, separated from the rocket 27 minutes after liftoff, followed shortly by deployment of a solar sail experiment called the Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun (IKAROS), JAXA said. Akatsuki is due to arrive at Venus in early ..."
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Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Can We Fly This Solar Sail? Japan?s H-IIA rocket also carried into space Japan?s solar sail project ?Ikaros,? the Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun. ..."
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High River Times has an article mentioning: "... Wickenheiser was at NDC with the University of Calgary's Solar Team to show the students the university's new solar car and teach them a bit about renewable energy. "It's kind of cool to be back here," said the 20-year-old High River native. "It's good to show the kids ..."
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PSFK has an article mentioning: "... Such a design might allow future spacecraft to draw electricity for ion-propulsion engines, even as they also use the solar sail for backup â€" not unlike a sailing boat that also uses a solar-powered engine.? JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency [via MSNBC Share: > ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... JAXA is also launching several smaller satellite experiments with the mission, including an ambitious solar sail designed to tag along on the trip to Venus. Secret of Venus' super-rotation One of Akatsuki's main goals is to understand what may be the biggest ..."
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msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... The Ikaros solar sail prototype hitched a ride as well. View related photos INTERACTIVE The new solar system Get the facts about dwarfs, giants, terrestrials and other ..."
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RIA Novosti has an article mentioning: "... rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Friday carrying the country's first Venus probe and an experimental solar sail, the country's space agency said. The liftoff was initially scheduled early Tuesday, but was postponed until 1:58 Moscow time Friday [21:58 GMT ..."
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Universe Today has an article mentioning: "... Written by Nancy Atkinson Japan's first robotic mission to Venus and an experimental solar sail launched successfully from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. The Venus Climate Orbiter, or Akatsuki, the IKAROS solar sail and several ..."
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Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... A prototype solar sail was also delivered to space By Tudor Vieru , Science Editor May 21st, 2010, 07:45 GMT Adjust text size: Officials at the Japanese Aerospace ..."
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Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 Recent Posts Toyota Partners With Tesla to Make Electric Cars! Japan Launching World?s First Solar Powered Spacecraft Today! Check out the Incheon International Design Awards! Recent Comments [...] to bring its highly coveted, iconic design to into more ... [...] to ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... By Darren Quick 01:47 May 21, 2010 The IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) solar sail Image Gallery (5 images) Although the idea of a solar sail was first proposed some 100 years ago, to date none has been successfully used in space as ..."
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Spaceflight Now has an article mentioning: "... BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: May 20, 2010 Packed inside the H-2A rocket scheduled to launch Thursday is a low-cost Japanese solar sail that could transform humanity's ability to reach the stars, assuming the spacecraft's tricky deployment goes as planned and scientists' theories hold ..."
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Christian Science Monitor has an article mentioning: "... Fresh from Venus, hints of an ancient ocean and a restless crust Blog: Venus is on a roll Japanese space mission to Venus will be powered by a solar sail The Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki, which means "Dawn" in Japanese, is set to launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan today on a 2-year mission ..."
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Naperville Sun has an article mentioning: "... Comments May 20, 2010 By HILARY DECENT For Sun-Times Media Up to 20 solar cars will be racing through the finish line in Naperville next month, as Naperville North High School hosts the final leg of the 2010 American Solar ..."
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Thaindian.com has an article mentioning: "... by a Japanese H-2A rocket and, according to JAXA, will be carrying a payload to carry out several smaller satellite experiments, including a solar sail to be powered by the sun?s radiation. > Share this :- Related Stories Japan To Initiate Venus Investigation And Space Yacht - May 18, 2010 Japan Space ..."
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Benzinga has an article mentioning: "... Chip Brian Follow this user Posted on 05/13/10 at 5:34am by Chip Brian A solar car equipped with Sharp solar cells will be the lead car in the 2nd Sotokoto*1 Safari Marathon on May 23, 2010 in Nairobi, the Republic of Kenya. The ..."
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Switzer Financial News has an article mentioning: "... More by Keris Lahiff If alternative energy is the way of the future, Robert Dane, founder of Solar Sailor, is on board to revolutionise the industry. All hands on deck as he joins Peter Switzer on SWITZER on Sky News Business Channel to discuss the ..."
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AOL News has an article mentioning: "... Thursday with the launch of the world's first unmanned "space yacht," designed to glide to Venus and beyond on the strength of a 46-foot-wide solar sail. >"This will be the world's first solar-powered sail craft employing both photon propulsion and thin-film solar power generation during its ..."
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Prague Post has an article mentioning: "... A Prague tour-boat company has ventured into uncharted waters with the Czech Republic's only solar-powered boat, one of the first small-scale projects to profit from green energy. But Elektronemo is the exception that proves the government should more ..."
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Valley Sun has an article mentioning: "... made Nothing makes La Cañada High School senior Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati quite as happy as a 120-pound robot or riding inside a 16-foot solar-powered boat. >Hassenruck-Gudipati is president of the La Cañada High School Engineering Club who used her skills and enthusiasm for engineering this past weekend ..."
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The Durango Herald has an article mentioning: "... Updated; Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:00AM Photo by JERRY McBRIDE/Herald Aspen Smith, 11, left, and Cortney Wilson-Baker, 11, smile as their solar-powered car takes off Wednesday during their science class at Ignacio Intermediate School. Students in Tom Rohde's science class have been studing alternative ..."
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