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Weekend Reading List (11.03.2012): Run Won’t Go On, Fit to Rule, Surfing Sandy, Redneck Runs in Armor

The Run Won’t Go On

From CNN: Sunday’s New York City Marathon canceled due to Sandy
The New York City Marathon – scheduled for Sunday – was canceled Friday due to lingering effects from Superstorm Sandy, the city’s mayor said. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (11.03.2012): Run Won’t Go On, Fit to Rule, Surfing Sandy, Redneck Runs in Armor

Solar Power Backpack Coming to the Military

The soldier on the modern battlefield is loaded down with a lot of equipment, but more and more of it is digital, and to power it the military is working on a way to use solar power. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has created a prototype of a solar power pack that could help recharge lithium-ion battery packs.

“One of the most significant challenges currently facing the Marine Corps is the need to supply sufficient electricity to individual Marines in forward operating bases,” said Robert Walters of the NRL Solid State Devices Branch. “Mobile photovoltaics are a technology that can address these needs by leveraging emerging, flexible, high efficiency photovoltaic technology.” Continue reading Solar Power Backpack Coming to the Military