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Solar Powered Trash Compactors
"Tennessee testing solar-powered trash cans December 05, 2008 08:44 EST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The latest in garbage technology has come to Tennessee. Lipscomb University in Nashville and...
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Solar-Powered Plane Will Perform Test Flight
The first solar-powered airplane will take its first test flight, it has been confirmed, for next April. Called the 'Solar Impulse', it weighs 1500 kilograms and has a 61 metre wingspan. It will attempt to... Dust Storm Cuts Energy Supply of NASA Mars Rover
A dust storm on Mars has cut into the amount of sunlight reaching the solar array on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, leaving the rover in a vulnerable state.Spirit's solar array produced only 89 watt hours... Apple Files Patent on Solar Power for Its Products
Nothing like an Apple in the sun. Will the company lead the way in devices that actually will be free of traditional power?"Owners of Apple devices such as iPods and iPhones may soon be able to chargethem up by...Charge iPod with a solar bra - Japanese babe not included
"The bra comes with a detachable solar panel, worn around the stomach, which can produce enough energy to power an iPod or mobile phone as the wearer lazes on the beach, the makers claim."Solar plane flies into the night
"A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight. UK defence firm QinetiQ, which built the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle, said it flew for 54 hours during tests. The researchers believe it is the first time a... Sailing the Sea of Stars
A zero-emisions spacecraft. The genii at Kampula Space Center have submitted documentation suggesting that it's possible: a positively-charged electron sail that would repel the negatively-charged solar wind, driving the craft away from the sun. Such a craft would have to be... 'Gnome surrender' over garden ornament
"Facing threats of arrest and prosecution, a man has vowed to keep a glowing gnome on display in his garden. Gordon MacKillop, 46, was woken in the middle of the night two weeks ago by two police officers who...
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