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SAN JOSE, Calif., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 – One of the kickoff events for the 2009 Frontiers in Optics meeting in San Jose was the preliminary races of the First International Optical Society of America (OSA) Student Chapter Solar Mini-Car Competition. All competitors were given a solar car kit and told to assemble it and modify it however they wished to optimize the light-capturing efficiency. Competitors "drove" their cars by shining a spot light on the solar panels.
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