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Solar-powered plane

It’s very common to see or hear something about solar-powered car. However, have you heard about solar-powered aircraft?

This Pathfinder is a plane powered by solar which is from NASA! It can stay aloft all day, powered only by sunlight. Sure, there is a backup battery system. So, don’t worry.

Wanna see the plane? See the video after the jump…

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Venturi—a car of “energy-autonomous”

Venturi, touted as the world’s first “energy-autonomous” vehicle, is equipped with a solar panel and a wind turbine, with which it can get power from the elements. Additionally, it has a plug for recharging from an outlet, and I think this is the best part, because with the power from sunlight and wind you can get only 14 miles a day. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Surfing while researching

Researchers at Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College are not so busy creating “scalable, solar-powered, science platforms for the Antarctic” that they can use their solar-robot for surfing. Oh, no! They ARE busying, cause this guy is using computer while surfing. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Cheap Solar Power from HUMAN BLOOD

Scientists from Nanomaterials Research Center at Massey University in New Zealand have come up with a revolutionary new solar power technology, which is far cheaper— about one tenth the costs now! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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