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Solar Sailing: Pathway To The StarsPasadena CA (SPX) Jul 05, 2010 When it comes to space travel, no propulsion method surpasses the sheer romance of solar sailing, literally flight on light. We invite you to learn of the exciting advances in the field at a free public event on July 21, 2010 - "Solar Sailing: Pathway to the Stars." New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is hosting an International Solar Sailing Symposium from July 20-22 in Brooklyn, and will present this special evening program for the public in cooperation with The Planetary Society. ... read more |
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Port-Au-Prince (AFP) July 2, 2010When the first story began only a handful of kids sat on the wet ground, watching and listening intently as a woman read aloud to them in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Tabarre. Soon a crowd of 60 formed as curious children carrying baby siblings were joined by adults, eager for diversion from the tedium that, along with the rains, has settled into Haiti's sprawling camps since the Janua ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) July 2, 2010Japan's Toshiba said Friday it was working with Mitsubishi Motors to develop batteries for electric vehicles, as the race intensifies among automakers and technology giants to make emission-free cars. Toshiba, which spans electronic components, appliances and nuclear power plants has developed a fast-charging long life lithium-ion battery called SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which it pla ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2010China said on Friday its red-hot economy had expanded by 9.1 percent in 2009 in an upward revision that narrows the gap even further with the world's number two economy Japan. The revision by the national statistics bureau from an earlier figure of 8.7 percent came ahead of second-quarter data due this month that is expected to show the world's third-largest economy slowed in the three month ... more |
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GM auto sales in China slow in JuneShanghai (AFP) July 2, 2010 General Motors said Friday its vehicle sales in China had slowed in June from the previous month, reflecting a nationwide trend of softer demand in the world's biggest market. The US auto giant said it sold 176,486 vehicles in June, up 23.2 percent from a year earlier but down nearly 10 percent from May. After overtaking the United States for the first time last year to become the world's biggest auto market, China's sales have started to slow in recent months as demand weakens. General Moto ... read more |
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