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Woman’s solar-powered lanterns bring light to Ukraine facing

UKRAINE — One woman has made it her mission to, literally, bring the gift of light to Ukraine as Russia targets the power grid with their attacks, forcing constant blackouts. It’s been 10 dark months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, culminating in 10 months of needless war, countless deaths and widespread destruction that has taken […]

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Science

Solar-powered US military space plane returns from 908-day flight

An unmanned, solar-powered US military space plane returned from its sixth mission on Saturday, having spent a record-breaking 908 days in orbit. Built by Boeing, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle — which resembles a miniature space shuttle — was developed to test space technologies. It was launched on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas […]

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Gaming

Bo’s futuristic e-scooter will gain a solar-powered charging stand in late 2023 | Engadget

British micromobility startup Bo has already realized that its e-scooter of the future needs an equally futuristic charging dock. The company has today announced bo E, a parking spot that combines a small solar panel and battery to help you re-juice your ride for free. Bo E is a dock measuring 1.5 meters (4.9ft) tall […]

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Pets

Lost pets can be found with solar-powered microchip scanner

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The first pet microchip scanner or ‘reunite site’ was unveiled today at the Salvador Rivas Jr Park. As the first of its kind technology, Animal Services Parks and Recreation, and 24pet have partnered to create the device. It will allow everyone who takes lost pets to the park and scan […]

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Gaming

Lightyear’s very pricey solar-powered car will go into production in late 2022 | Engadget

EV startup Lightyear debuted its first solar-powered vehicle this week, a sleek sedan called the Lightyear 0. The company gave us a peek at a production prototype of Lightyear 0 in 2019, and at first glance, not much has changed. The car is essentially an unconventional hybrid equipped with both a conventional 60-kilowatt-hour EV battery […]

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Science

Airbus’ solar-powered aircraft successfully completes 18-day flight and sets world record

AIRBUS has completed the “most ambitious and successful” test flight of the solar-powered Zephyr S aircraft after spending 18 consecutive days off the ground. Read more here Daily Express :: Science Feed