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New Solar Airplane Unveiled

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ZÜRICH, Switzerland, June 30, 2009 – Swiss adventurer Dr. Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane that he hopes to eventually fly around the world. Dubbed the Solar Impluse HB-SIA, the airplane is designed to fly both day and night without the need for fuel and will begin test flights by year's end. The prototype of the new solar-powered aircraft was unveiled at a Swiss airfield by its future pilots Piccard and André Borschberg. Piccard, who made history in 1999 by circling the globe non-stop in the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, says he wants to demonstrate the potential of renewable energies....Read full article

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    Published: June 2009
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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