New Scientist Space has an article mentioning: "... Solar-sail spacecraft use lightweight, highly reflective sails to fly without engines or fuel – photons from the Sun push on the sails, providing gentle but steady propulsion. ..."
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The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... space exploration Planetary Society SETI SETI@home Carl Sagan Bruce Murray Louis Friedman Red Rover Goes to Mars Extrasolar Planets Planetrek Cosmos 1 Solar Sail NEOs ..."
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Daily Telegraph has an article mentioning: "... Built by America's General Motors, Sunraycer averaged a speed of 67km/h as it won the inaugural Darwin to Adelaide World Solar Challenge race by more than two days. ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... The Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team — which until this school year developed MU's solar car, Suntiger VI — has been working on a street-legal hydrogen car. ..."
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Xinhua has an article mentioning: "... was christened with spring water in Basel, Switzerland on Monday and the first solar-powered boat is taking a farewell tour of European ports before departing from Spain in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. ..."
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ABC Regional Online has an article mentioning: "... Axing of open speed limits won't affect solar car comp, organisers say. ..."
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News-Leader.com has an article mentioning: "... Representatives from the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team say they will participate in a North American solar car race in the summer of 2008. ..."
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Gauntlet has an article mentioning: "... The U of C Solar Car Team placed 13th out of 18 teams in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge, which raced from Texas to Calgary, and won first in their class at the 2006 Panasonic World Solar Challenge in Australia. ..."
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NETCOMPOSITES has an article mentioning: "... Alberta Environment is helping students with a $50,000 grant for the University of Calgary's solar car project, to allow students to put innovative technology, including composites, to practical use. ..."
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Popular Mechanics has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered aircraft have flown before. ..."
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David Darling has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered automobiles use solar-produced electricity to power their electric motors. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... The university teams were competing in the North American Solar Challenge for a trophy and the bragging rights to having won the world's longest solar car race. ..."
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Net Composites has an article mentioning: "... Delft University of Technology students scored a convincing victory in the World Solar Challenge for the third time in a row using a solar car constructed with aramid. ..."
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Independent Online has an article mentioning: "... Sydney - Twenty-two bug-shaped solar cars, designed and built by corporations and universities from around the world, set out across the vast, inhospitable Australian Outback on Sunday in the eighth World Solar Challenge. ..."
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CRIENGLISH has an article mentioning: "... European adventurers who made the first non-stop round-the-world flight by balloon said a visionary project to make a long-range solar-powered plane that can fly by night had cleared a big hurdle. ..."
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The Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... Students in the University's Solar Vehicle Project put in more than 43,000 hours of work to build Borealis III and were rewarded last month when their solar-powered car took second place out of 27 teams in the North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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Pittsburgh Business Times has an article mentioning: "... The Alcoa (NYSE:AA) unit is contributing more than 130 kinds of fasteners for Michigan's solar car, called "Momentum," which will compete in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge, a 2,500-mile race from Austin, Texas, to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ..."
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PhysOrg has an article mentioning: "... High school students from across the country and Mexico are on a 1,600-mile race in hand-built, solar-powered cars. ..."
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Radio Iowa has an article mentioning: "... Iowa State University's solar car team is making some final adjustments before heading to Texas at the end of this week for a big cross-country race. ..."
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The Globe and Mail has an article mentioning: "... Ontario Provincial Police are examining an experimental solar car that a 21-year-old University of Toronto student was driving on a provincial highway when he was killed. ..."
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The Daily Texan has an article mentioning: "... Students to take part in solar car challenge across continent ..."
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David Darling has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered automobiles use solar-produced electricity to power their electric motors. ..."
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The Star has an article mentioning: "... Taipei - A solar car developed by Japanese university students won the international solar car rally race in Taiwan yesterday after breaking the world solar car speed record. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... The university teams were competing in the North American Solar Challenge for a trophy and the bragging rights to having won the world's longest solar car race. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... A Brooks Solar team member prepares its racer for the Solar Drag race. ..."
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IranMania has an article mentioning: "... LONDON, May 15 (IranMania) - "Iranian Gazelle", the first solar automobile in its kind being built in the Middle East region is on its way to Isfahan, a city in the central Iran. ..."
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The Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... since 2003, the University Solar Vehicle Project team has been working on Borealis III, an energy-efficient, solar-powered car that has taken them halfway across the world. ..."
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Sequoyah County Times has an article mentioning: "... The sun was shining, and the competition was fierce as mini solar cars recently raced across the parking lot at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in a class activity for first-year engineering students, Sondra LeMar, director of public relations, said. ..."
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BBC News has an article mentioning: "... The Nuna II vehicle has won the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia for cars that are powered only by sunlight. ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... Sometime in 1986 -- Roger Smith, GM's CEO at the time, receives an invitation from Australia for GM to enter the first solar car race. ..."
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Clarion Ledger has an article mentioning: "... Four Mississippi high school teams - Newton County, Choctaw and two from Houston - are competing in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, which starts today. ..."
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Auto Industry has an article mentioning: "... The Grand Prix of Montreal round of the North American based Champ Car World Series, scheduled to take place on August 25-27, is to feature a demonstration run by a solar powered race car. ..."
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Ecotopia has an article mentioning: "... In 1981 Ron Swenson built a solar powered electric tricycle, and then in 1991 went forward in earnest with a promotional event, exhibiting solar race cars at the Denver Grand Prix. ..."
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ANSYS has an article mentioning: "... Through the design and construction of a solar powered vehicle, Blue Sky Solar Racing facilitates innovative applications of technology. ..."
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People's Daily Online has an article mentioning: "... Solar powered cars start the eight-hour Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Alternative Energies Cup and Dream Cup endurance race in Suzuka, central Japan, August 5, 2006. ..."
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The Columbia Daily Tribune has an article mentioning: "... SunTigerVI might be the last solar-powered vehicle that engineering students at the University of Missouri-Columbia will ever build. ..."
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The China Post has an article mentioning: "... The first world solar car race to be held in Taiwan will kick off in southern Kaohsiung City Sept. ..."
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UMNnews has an article mentioning: "... U of M Solar Vehicle Project announces participation in World Solar Rally ..."
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Jamaica Gleaner has an article mentioning: "... JAMAICA'S FIRST solar powered vehicle is being built by a group of six final year mechanical engineering students under the supervision of faculty members from the University of Technology (UTech). ..."
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Red Herring has an article mentioning: "... Venturi said Tuesday it is launching the world's first two solar-paneled cars, the Astrolab and the Eclectic, next year. ..."
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Guardian Unlimited has an article mentioning: "... However, there was no mention of solar-powered cars. ..."
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Khaleej Times has an article mentioning: "... TEHERAN, Iran - Iran's first solar-powered vehicle began its test trip on Sunday. ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... SYNOPSIS: The fastest cars are nearing the half-way mark of the Panasonic World Solar Challenge. ..."
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Global Public Media has an article mentioning: "... So I built a solar-powered car. ..."
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MassLive has an article mentioning: "... For the 113 teams of middle school children from all over the Northeast entered in yesterday's annual Regional Solar Sprint competition, building solar-powered cars that run is serious business. ..."
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News Target has an article mentioning: "... The Nuon Solar Team won the World Solar Challenge, setting the course record by covering the 1877-mile drive in 29 hours and 11 minutes, marking it the first time a solar-powered vehicle had sustained an average speed of 100 km/hr on the course. ..."
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Car Point has an article mentioning: "... Take a bunch of old buggers, a 1925 Austin ragtop, a thousand litres of pure ethanol and what have you got? Queensland's only entry in the 2005 Panasonic World Solar Challenge! ..."
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Sequoyah County Times has an article mentioning: "... Cassia Gray of Muldrow, Kelsey Towner of Roland, and Brad Stites of Sallisaw, first year engineering students at the University of Arkansas (UA) Fort Smith, Ark., will participate in a mini solar car competition at 11:45 a.m. ..."
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Flightnest has an article mentioning: "... A group called Solar Impulse is making plans to build a solar powered airplane. ..."
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Blayney has an article mentioning: "... Last month five Blayney high school students and teachers Peg Baker and Roger Allen travelled to the University of NSW to participate in the SunSprint UNSW Model Solar Car Challenge. ..."
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Deccan Herald has an article mentioning: "... Six students from four of the city's schools are working hard to build their Red Dragon, the racing car that will run on solar power, and hopefully win them the first prize in the Dell Winston Solar Challenge to be held in Texas, US this July. ..."
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Quad-City Times has an article mentioning: "... The environment will be spotlighted with displays of solar car technology and alternative fuel science, as well as robotics. ..."
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Mongabay has an article mentioning: "... Powered by SCHOTT Solar Cells, Sundancer Makes Bid for 6th Consecutive Championship at Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge ..."
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The Daily Utah Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Engineering alumni try to finish solar car for competition ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... In 1987, Paul MacGready, who built the world's first human-powered and solar-powered aircraft, approached GM with the idea of building a solar-powered car to participate in the bi-annual solar car race across Australia's outback from Darwin to Adelaide. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... The Momentum solar car from the University of Michigan in the U.S. ..."
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South Coast Today has an article mentioning: "... Students raced their model solar cars — up to two feet long — along a 20-meter track in a competition of speed. ..."
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Toronto Star has an article mentioning: "... "In Ontario, they issue temporary permits for solar cars. ..."
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Khaleej Times has an article mentioning: "... MUSCAT — Engineering students of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) took another significant step towards fulfilling their cherished dream of participating in the prestigious World Solar Challenge in Australia in 2007 when they proudly unveiled their second solar-powered car, christened 'Al Rahmani 2', here on Monday. ..."
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Blethen Maine Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... features a solar-powered car built by Skowhegan Area High School students, an electric car that gets around 100 mpg (but looks like a bicycle with a few pieces of sheet metal around it -- it would lose bigtime in an argument with an SUV). ..."
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The China Post has an article mentioning: "... The one-week 2006 World Solar Rally ended with teams from Taiwan taking second and third place, according to the final standings released yesterday by the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (KUAS). ..."
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Monsters and Critics has an article mentioning: "... Taipei - A solar car developed by Japanese university students won the international solar car rally race in Taiwan on Wednesday after breaking the world solar car speed record. ..."
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Taiwan Headlines has an article mentioning: "... The one-week 2006 World Solar Rally ended Wednesday with teams from Taiwan taking second and third place, according to the final standings released on Thursday by National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences. ..."
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Trend has an article mentioning: "... (IRIBNews) - Students of the mechanical engineering faculty of Tehran University and experts of Iran Khodro Industrial Group have designed and built the first-ever solar-powered automobile in the Middle East region known as 'Ghazal'. ..."
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The New Jersey Herald has an article mentioning: "... "This has been an incredible educational experience," said Jaime Robbins, math and science teacher and solar car adviser at Northwest Christian School. ..."
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Warrnambool Standard has an article mentioning: "... Merrivale Primary School pupils Zak Johnson, 11, Jack Rounds, 11, and Thomas Cherrett, 11, with their solar car. ..."
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Times of Oman has an article mentioning: "... MUSCAT — Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) yesterday witnessed the inaugural ceremony of the second solar car, Al Rahmani 2, under the auspices of Dr Hilal bin Ali Al Hinai, secretary-general of the Scientific Research Council, on the Staff Club premises. ..."
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EERE News has an article mentioning: "... Credit: Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge ..."
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Expatica has an article mentioning: "... AMSTERDAM — The Dutch-built vehicle Nuna 3 has won the World Solar Challenge, a 3,000 kilometre race for solar-electric cars across Australia. ..."
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The Maine Campus has an article mentioning: "... Departmental conflicts, space issues mark untimely ending for Solar Vehicle Team ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... Nuna 2, the world's fastest solar-powered car at 105 mph, is touring Scandinavia this week and next. ..."
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Renewable Energy Access has an article mentioning: "... Winners from among 18 high-school race teams from the U.S., India and Puerto Rico have been announced by the 11th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, a four-day closed track race that took place last week at Texas Motor Speedway. ..."
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PhysOrg has an article mentioning: "... High school students from across the country and Mexico are on a 1,600-mile race in hand-built, solar-powered cars. ..."
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Pittsburgh Business Times has an article mentioning: "... The Alcoa (NYSE:AA) unit is contributing more than 130 kinds of fasteners for Michigan's solar car, called "Momentum," which will compete in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge, a 2,500-mile race from Austin, Texas, to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ..."
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The Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... Students in the University's Solar Vehicle Project put in more than 43,000 hours of work to build Borealis III and were rewarded last month when their solar-powered car took second place out of 27 teams in the North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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Popular Mechanics has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered aircraft have flown before. ..."
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Radio Iowa has an article mentioning: "... Iowa State University's solar car team is making some final adjustments before heading to Texas at the end of this week for a big cross-country race. ..."
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The Kentucky Kernel has an article mentioning: "... For the past year, 25 engineering students have spent many days and nights preparing for the North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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The Alestle has an article mentioning: "... Members of the SIUE Solar Race Team hope that the sun will be shining for them at the North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... An MU racing team says that limitations make solar cars impractical for everyday use. ..."
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The Age has an article mentioning: "... Solar cars will have a role in shaping the world's motoring future. ..."
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ABC has an article mentioning: "... More than 30 solar cars will be put through their paces during the World Solar Challenge, which begins in Darwin at the weekend and finishes in Port Augusta next week. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... Student teams from Minnesota and Mississippi cruised to victory Saturday in a high-school solar car race along a 1,600-mile (2,560-kilometer) route through the Southwest. ..."
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CCN Magazine has an article mentioning: "... The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team's car placed third in the North American Solar Challenge, completing the 2,500-mile course along U.S. ..."
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Austin Business Journal has an article mentioning: "... The Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is off and running. ..."
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The Daily Texan has an article mentioning: "... Over two dozen solar vehicles - futuristic incarnations of standard race cars powered solely by sunlight - are scattered across the pavement in various stages of testing, emitting a purring noise, much like George Jetson's own collapsible car. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss adventurer announced this week that he plans to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane. ..."
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GEEK News has an article mentioning: "... The 2005 North American Solar Challenge began on Sunday, with 20 solar-powered vehicles created by universities across the U.S. ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... The third day of the North American Solar Challenge got off to a rainy start for MU's SunTiger VI. ..."
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The Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... On a very sunny day, the solar car, the Borealis III, can last all day. ..."
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PhysOrg has an article mentioning: "... Competitors in this week's Panasonic World Solar Challenge will be demonstrating some of the fundamental technical innovations driving us towards the hydrogen economy, according to event partner, CSIRO. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... MEDICINE HAT, Canada — It's time to refuel the crew, so the University of Michigan's solar car team turns to one of its sponsors for help: Domino's Pizza. ..."
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ABC has an article mentioning: "... On day two of the World Solar Challenge the team from Darwin's Kormilda College is right on target, despite a minor hick-up. ..."
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KXAN has an article mentioning: "... It's street legal almost," Stony Point Solar Car team member Cody Wyatt said. ..."
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The Desert Trail has an article mentioning: "... Racers competed in two categories to see which solar-powered vehicle could complete more of the 1,500 miles in the course under its own power. ..."
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EDIE has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. ..."
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Springfield News-Leader has an article mentioning: "... The North American Solar Challenge resumed this morning with the University of Missouri-Rolla in fourth place and needing a lot of help to catch the leader. ..."
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MSNBC has an article mentioning: "... That time frame would give student teams at universities enough time to build light-powered climbers — just as teams of engineering students build solar-powered vehicles during the school year for the American Solar Challenge. ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... 35,000 Dollars spent in cash and in-kind contributions to build the solar car ..."
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Independent Online has an article mentioning: "... When mechanical engineering students and their lecturers first said they were going to build Africa's only solar energy race car, everyone laughed at them. ..."
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Independent Online has an article mentioning: "... A team of South African university students are getting ready to take on the world - in a solar-powered car that was made in Durban. ..."
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KSL has an article mentioning: "... A sun-powered vehicle to take you to and from work and the grocery store! With zero emissions and zero need for gas, it's catching more than just glimpses as it jaunts about town. ..."
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National Geographic has an article mentioning: "... Now Piccard has set his sights on another ambitious adventure: an around-the-world flight in a solar-powered airplane, the Solar Impulse. ..."
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LiveScience has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss adventurer announced this week he plans to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane. ..."
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The Columbia Daily Tribune has an article mentioning: "... After enduring a short circuit, getting pulled over by police and suffering through some cloudy days, University of Missouri-Columbia engineering students were in eighth place yesterday in the North American Solar Challenge, a 2,500-mile Texas-to-Canada solar car race. ..."
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Renewable Energy Access has an article mentioning: "... Desert Center, California [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] An airplane that never needs to land might sound impossible, but it is closer to reality now that a small solar-powered plane completed a two-day flight fueled only by energy from the sun. ..."
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The Guardian has an article mentioning: "... A hi-tech racing team from the Netherlands has won its third consecutive solar-powered car race across the Australian outback, breaking its own record after averaging more than 62mph. ..."
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The Oakland Press has an article mentioning: "... "It was amazing," blurted Oakland County native Joe Belter shortly after driving the University of Michigan's Team Momentum solar car to a first-place finish in the North American Solar Challenge in Calgary, Alberta. ..."
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Renewable Energy Access has an article mentioning: "... University teams and their solar-powered cars had their first chance to qualify for the 2005 North American Solar Challenge in May, and seven of the teams met the challenge. ..."
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European Space Agency has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. ..."
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The London Free Press has an article mentioning: "... Nine engineering students from the University of Western Ontario are preparing to leave for Australia and a gruelling, 3,000-kilometre test of their Sunstang solar car. ..."
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EV World has an article mentioning: "... Final preparations are underway in Darwin before this weekend's start of the Panasonic World Solar Challenge. ..."
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The Tech has an article mentioning: "... These bizarre vehicles, solar cars designed and built from scratch by students, will blaze through 1,800 miles of rainforests, woodlands, and desert at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. ..."
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Canoe has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered vehicle -- designed and built by the University of Waterloo in Ontario -- arrived at the University of Manitoba five hours late but still managed to make up most of the time lost by a three-day rain delay while driving through Thunder Bay, Ont. ..."
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Turkish Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Turkey's first solar-powered car race took place at the Istanbul Park Race Track on Tuesday, 10 days after Formula 1 cars sped around the complex with a thunderous wail audible from miles away. ..."
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Science Blog has an article mentioning: "... Andrew Frow, a mechanical engineering student, was driving U of T's Blue Sky Solar Racing car on Highway 7 near Kitchener-Waterloo on Thursday when it was involved in a two-car crash. ..."
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Palo Alto Online has an article mentioning: "... The Stanford car, "Solstice," is one of the entries in the world's longest solar car race, the North American Solar Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... After the SunTiger VI team got some much-needed rest Saturday, the MU crew and their solar car hit the road for the final stretch of the 2,500-mile North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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Motor Trend has an article mentioning: "... More than 180 high school students from around the nation and Mexico embarked friday on a 1600-mile race in hand-built, solar-powered cars. ..."
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The Boston Channel has an article mentioning: "... BOSTON -- A week ago, Massachusetts state police pulled over an experimental solar vehicle on Memorial Drive in Cambridge for a variety of reasons, including not having headlights. ..."
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Hindustan Times has an article mentioning: "... Energy-efficient cars from 10 countries started the World Solar Challenge on Sunday, a 1,190-mile race from Darwin in Australia's north to Adelaide in the south. ..."
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Times Community Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... As for how he got the idea, Carson said, "My mom and I were looking in Barnes and Noble and we found a solar car kit. ..."
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The Stanford Daily has an article mentioning: "... On July 27, Stanford's solar vehicle 'Solstice' finished the North American Solar Challenge, or NASC — a journey from Austin, Tex., to Calgary, Canada — in 68 hours and 4 seconds. ..."
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CJ Online has an article mentioning: "... A solar-powered car made by students at Kansas State University was expected to drive north out of Omaha, Neb., today in the North American Solar Challenge. ..."
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Edwardsville Intelligencer has an article mentioning: "... A team of 15 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Engineering students will race their solar-powered "buggy" in the North American Solar Challenge (NASC) in July. ..."
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WCF Courier has an article mentioning: "... Robinson is one of seven seventh- and eighth-grade students in Dunkerton's Talented and Gifted program participating in Thursday's junior solar car program. ..."
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WMU News has an article mentioning: "... A 10-member team of students, faculty and staff from WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences will leave July 7 for Austin, Texas, where the North American Solar Challenge is set to begin July 17. ..."
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WIBW has an article mentioning: "... A three-day event featuring solar-powered race cars is winding up Friday at the Heartland Park Topeka track. ..."
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CJ Online has an article mentioning: "... Event attracts solar-powered vehicle racing teams ..."
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The Michigan Journal has an article mentioning: "... The Univeristy of Michigan Solar Car Team displayed their vehicle-Momentum-at the 2005 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall. ..."
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Wickenburg Sun has an article mentioning: "... Unique solar cars will visit Wickenburg July 14 ..."
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News-Leader has an article mentioning: "... The University of Missouri-Rolla solar car race team swarms the car for a pit stop driver change during qualifying trials at Heartland Park race track near Topeka, Kan., in May. ..."
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Composites World has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss adventurer, is working with researchers at Lausanne Polytechnic (Switzerland) to develop and build a state-of-the-art solar-powered plane that will fly around the world. ..."
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The Alestle has an article mentioning: "... The sun is shining on SIUE's Solar Race Team and its solar car, the Cougar Cruiser. ..."
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Jobwerx has an article mentioning: "... Seattle, WA, USA--(Jobwerx News)--Next generation solar powered vehicles to race from the United States into Canada. ..."
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CRIENGLISH has an article mentioning: "... European adventurers who made the first non-stop round-the-world flight by balloon said a visionary project to make a long-range solar-powered plane that can fly by night had cleared a big hurdle. ..."
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Western News has an article mentioning: "... Western's Engineering students have been working long and hard at perfecting its SunStang Solar Car and will unveil the vehicle Monday in the UCC Atrium (5 p.m.) ..."
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The Cavalier Daily has an article mentioning: "... The University Solar Car Team driven to finish vehicle before summer race ..."
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Martha's Vineyard Times has an article mentioning: "... Over the past several months, students at Edgartown School, the Charter School, West Tisbury School and Tisbury School have been busy building toy cars to compete in the local Martha's Vineyard Speed of Light Model Solar Car Race this Saturday, in hopes of winning first place for their school. ..."
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WQAD has an article mentioning: "... A team of Illinois State University students is raising money to build a solar-powered car that they plan to race from Texas to Canada this summer. ..."
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The Stanford Daily has an article mentioning: "... After more than a year of steady work, the Stanford Solar Car Project's new vehicle, Solstice, is finally ready for the road. ..."
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CTV has an article mentioning: "... A fleet of high tech solar powered cars is heading for Canada's oil capital. ..."
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Khaleej Times has an article mentioning: "... ABU DHABI - In what could turn out to be a revolution in aviation history, a Swiss psychiatrist-turned-explorer has come up with a claim that he would have a solar-powered aeroplane ready for take-off by 2007. ..."
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The Daily Texan has an article mentioning: "... Students to take part in solar car challenge across continent ..."
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Red Orbit has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard poses in front of a model of his solar plane. ..."
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CBC has an article mentioning: "... Manitoba will help fund a solar-powered car being built for a 4,000-kilometre race that will roar through Canada this summer for the first time. ..."
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Renewable Energy Access has an article mentioning: "... The 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC2005) is a competition to design, build, and race solar-powered cars in a cross-country event. ..."
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Canoe has an article mentioning: "... Police and a specialized accident research team are looking for design defects in a solar car whose driver was killed last week in a collision. ..."
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The Detroit News has an article mentioning: "... It's the University of Michigan Momentum, the engineering school's eighth-generation solar car. ..."
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The Daily Utah Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Engineering students seized the opportunity offered by last Friday's Engineering Day to display their talents and show campus their solar cars and a wind tunnel, among others. ..."
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National Geographic has an article mentioning: "... So, too, the solar-powered car. ..."
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Imprint has an article mentioning: "... The University of Waterloo's solar car project began in 1989, but 2004 will be forever known as the year Midnight Sun VII broke official and unofficial world records on a 40-day tour of Canada and the United States. ..."
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uwstudent has an article mentioning: "... A U of T student died after an accident in the school's solar car, which he was driving just outside Waterloo according to the Canadian Press story in the National Post. ..."
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Canoe has an article mentioning: "... Driver inexperience and a loose brake line were factors in a solar car crash near Stratford this month that killed a Toronto university student, a police probe has concluded. ..."
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Automotive World has an article mentioning: "... At least six drivers will steer 'Midnight Sun VII' along the highways and back roads of North America as students from the University of Waterloo in Canada test the solar car's abilities and try to educate other drivers about the potential of solar ..."
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Western News has an article mentioning: "... Letting the sun do all the work is the way to go according to Ben Esposito, co-project manager of the Western Engineering SunStang Solar Car Team. ..."
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Quay County Sun has an article mentioning: "... Tucumcari is just past the half-way mark for 20 solar-powered cars in the 2,300-mile American Solar Challenge, which began July 13 in Chicago and will end after the last car crosses the finish line Monday in Claremont, Calif. ..."
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The Hindu has an article mentioning: "... Syed Sajjad Ahmed seen with his Electro Solar Car. ..."
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The Globe and Mail has an article mentioning: "... Ontario Provincial Police are examining an experimental solar car that a 21-year-old University of Toronto student was driving on a provincial highway when he was killed. ..."
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CJOnline has an article mentioning: "... He said Saturday was designated for a technical inspection and Sunday would feature an international event for high school students running in smaller solar-powered cars and bicycles. ..."
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Western News has an article mentioning: "... A 10-day provincially-funded solar car tour turned tragic yesterday afternoon on its first day, just hours after leaving Western. ..."
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AZoM has an article mentioning: "... The world's fastest solar-powered car is being driven through Sweden and Norway. ..."
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Universe Today has an article mentioning: "... Wed, 31 Mar 2004 - The European Space Agency will be supplying technology to assist adventurer Bertrand Piccard's attempt to fly a solar-powered plane around the world. ..."
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Canoe has an article mentioning: "... Some Red River College students and staff are building a solar-powered car for the 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC). ..."
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The Minnesota Daily has an article mentioning: "... Members of the University's Solar Vehicle Project gathered to learn to drive their sixth solar car, Borealis 2, in a fairground parking lot. ..."
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CJOnline has an article mentioning: "... Dave Rohn, left, adjusts the rear hub of Darin Frederick's solar race car as Andrew Rohn, right, holds up the car's solar panels Sunday at Heartland Park Topeka. ..."
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The Stanford Daily has an article mentioning: "... The Stanford Solar Car Project, which was recently approved once again for special fees, seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of solar energy by building and racing solar cars. ..."
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ABC Goulburn Murray has an article mentioning: "... It's a great idea that involves racing solar cars; And presenter Jonathan Wright couldn't resist the opportunity to get a solar car to ABC Goulburn Murray's Wodonga Studio ..."
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EDIE has an article mentioning: "... Mars now has the highest proportion of solar powered vehicles anywhere in the solar system - with 100% of its fleet now being solar powered. ..."
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Planet Ark has an article mentioning: "... LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, the first man to pilot a balloon around the world non-stop, has announced plans to circle the planet in a specially built solar-powered aircraft. ..."
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American Radio Relay League has an article mentioning: "... The "Sundancer" competed in the Seventh World Solar Challenge in Australia. ..."
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Independent Online has an article mentioning: "... Tholstrup, who pioneered solar-power car races in Australia 20 years ago, said the journey showed alternatives to the traditional internal combusion engine could be developed. ..."
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BBC News has an article mentioning: "... Record-breaking balloonist Brian Jones is planning to fly around the world in a solar-powered aircraft. ..."
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Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, USA
Dream Cup Solar Car Race Suzuka 2003, Japan
Formula Sun Grand Prix, USA
North American Solar Challenge, USA to Canada
Phaethon 2004, Greece
Tour de Sol, USA
World Solar Challenge, Australia
World Solar Rally in Taiwan 2006, Taiwan
Current solar vehicle teams:
Ashiya University Sky Ace Tiga, Japan
Aurora Vehicle Association, Australia
Durham University Solar Car Team, UK
Heliox Solar Team, Switzerland
Middle East Technical University Solar Car Team, Turkey
Power of 1 Solar Car Project, Canada
Purdue Solar Racing Team, USA
Raedthuys Solar Team, Netherlands
Team PrISUm, Iowa State University, USA
Solar car company:
Venturi Astrolab concept production solar car, France
Venturi Eclectic concept production solar car, France
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The 2005 North American Solar Challenge was the challenge to design, build, and race solar powered cars across 2500 miles from Austin, Texas, USA to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Starting day group photo
Riding with Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University and MIT
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
MIT
MIT and Western Michigan
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
U of Waterloo and Western Michigan
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo passing Auburn University
Iowa State University
Western Michigan University
University of Missouri - Rolla
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Arrived at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas, USA and charging the solar car
Solar cars charging at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas, USAClick photo to enlarge.
Leaving Weatherford College with Red River College:
At Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, OK, USA:
Queen's University, the only two seater solar car in this solar challenge and the only one with four wheel steering.
McMaster University
University of Calgary
University of Calgary human solar array stand
Kansas State University
Leaving Broken Arrow with McMaster UniversityI arrived at the checkpoint at Washburn College in Topeka, KS, USA to find Queen's University had an accident. During the solar challenge there were many obstacles. Queen's University ran into a pothole which ruined both wheels and suspension on the right side of their car. They spent most of the day at the checkpoint repairing their car.
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Wheel meets pothole
The solar challenge was exhausting.
Multitasking: In the foreground, making dinner.
Solar array and trailer
You can see the driver and passenger sitting side by side
Biker gang
Hiker
A sight along the challenge, running horses
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Arrived at the Canadian border
University of Calgary at the Canadian border
University of Calgary arriving at the checkpoint at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Iowa State University charging with booster panels in place of canopy and along the bottom side of their solar array
Iowa State University's telemetry screen
University of Waterloo has Uri Geller on their team.
Solar cars charging on a lawn at Red River College
The Winnipeg bridge
The Winnipeg bridge
Inscription on the bridge in a Native American language
Inscription on the bridge in the English language