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The Voxel – A Self Sustaining Quarantine Cabin

By: Aidan Musgrove, Journalist
A group of people from the IAAC have designed and built a beautiful quarantine cabin, called the Voxel.
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The Failure of Solar Roadways

By: Eric Yang, Journalist
The solar roadways was one of the largest engineering disasters.
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Dyson Sphere

By: Trey Gagermeier, Journalist
The Dyson Sphere is the most effective way of getting energy that we know of. There are three different types of Dyson spheres which are all covered in this article.
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Solar Phone Charger Day 5

Solar Phone Charger Day 5

Today we are on step 8 of 10 steps.  We wrapped electrical tape around the soldered parts of the wires, so any current when we are using the charger doesn't go somewhere else.  If we have time today...

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Solar Phone Charger; Day 2

Solar Phone Charger; Day 2

Today we are going to solder the wires of the battery pack and the solar panel together. After that we will connect the wires to the USB and then if we have time we will glue most of the parts down onto...

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Solar Phone Charger - Project Update

Solar Phone Charger – Project Update

We have all the tools and materials we need and have started connecting and soldering the wires together. We are wiring the battery pack and solar panel together. We have already cut out the shape we need...

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Finished Product

Finished Product

Today is our last day working on our project. Today we soldered the last bit of wires, then we tested it to make sure it worked before we glued everything into place. It took us about 2 1/2 weeks to make...

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Ecocapsule

Ecocapsule

Ecocapsule lets you go camping etc, but live entirely off the grid and all you need is the Ecocapsule. The Ecocapsule collects rain water and filters it, solar power and it has wind power. The Ecocapsule...

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Motorbikes Built On Solar Power

Motorbikes Built On Solar Power

We do not have renewable gasoline, but we do have renewable solar power. An Afghan polytechnic graduate, Mustafa Mohammadi, built a motorbike that runs by solar power. It took Mohammadi 90,000 AFN,...

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