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Solar-powered plane to make coast-to-coast US tour in scientific first
2013-03-28 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The creators of the world's first solar-powered plane have announced it will fly across the United States in a coast-to-coast showcase of the experimental technology. The Solar Impulse, which has a wingspan longer than a Boeing 747 but weighs less than a car, is due to take off from San Francisco in May and spend two months hop-scotching across US cities until ending its tour in New York in July. The announcement was made on Thursday at a news conference at Moffett airfield, near San Francisco....
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Fry an egg with a solar-powered backyard death ray
2013-03-12 01:33:45| CNET News.com
Using a Fresnel lens taken from an old rear-projection TV, a tinkerer channels the heat of the sun into a 2,000-degree ray. [Read more]
Saginaw students build solar-powered car
2013-03-03 00:12:21| Chemicals - Topix.net
Some middle school students in Saginaw had the opportunity to work with solar science first hand, Friday.
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Kia Opens Solar-Powered Car Dealership in South Africa
2013-03-01 02:04:41| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Car dealerships tend not to be the greenest of buildings; they're typically located in strip-malls outside of town, and of course, they are made to hawk gas-guzzling vehicles.
A Solar-Powered Shed for India's Perishable Food
2013-01-28 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Milk? Garbage. Spinach? Garbage. Leftover Thai takeout? Garbage. For millions in the Northeast, clearing out the fridge after days without power was just one more unsavory chore that was part of the cleanup process after Hurricane Sandy passed through. But in the developing world, throwing out food because of inadequate refrigeration isn`t just annoying, it`s a devastating and irreparable economic blow that keeps farmers trapped at the level of subsistence and threatens food security. In India,...
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