Solar Impulse uses SOURIAU composite connectors made of composite material with special metallization to be the lightest possible connectors, but those that can also meet the required EMI protection ...

Japan for Hawaii Solar Impulse 2, the Swiss solar-powered plane trapped in Japan for three weeks by the rainy season, is set to take off for Hawaii earl ...

Solar Impulse 2 has set a new world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. Landing in Hawaii Friday morning local time, the sun-powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, stayed in the air for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Moffett Field this morning to continue its historic journey around the world. It's headed next to Phoenix, Arizona. RELATED: Solar Impulse 2 ...

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Watch as this time-lapse video shows the first solar-powered flight around the world. The Solar Impulse aircraft traveled over 500 days and 25,000 miles, despite a few setbacks along the way. "It ...

It weighs about as much as a Honda Accord and has the wingspan of a Boeing 747. And it flies without a single teaspoonful of fuel. Public viewings of the Solar Impulse plane are scheduled from 9 a.m.

At a time when headlines seem dominated by violence and tragedy, a piece of good news is very welcome. On Monday night the Solar Impulse aircraft landed in Abu Dhabi from where it set off in March ...

New company 49 Sud will lead development and construction of the round-the-word Climate Impulse. Credit: Climate Impulse Bertrand Piccard, who co-led the Solar Impulse project that completed the first ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world took off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, ...

Two filmmakers spent more than a year chronicling the Solar Impulse 2 as it flew around the world with no fuel.Their Nova film takes us inside the cockpit. This Solar-Powered Plane Can Now Fly Around ...