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High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power NYC

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 - 16:06:45 - Sarah Gingichashvili

The wind blowing through the streets of Manhattan couldn't power the city, but wind machines placed thousands of feet above the city theoretically...

Wind-Powered Craft Aims for Ice Speed Record

Sunday, April 12th, 2009 - 10:22:20 - Sarah Gingichashvili

A British man who has just claimed the world land sailing speed record is now planning to better his speed -- on ice. Using just wind power, Richard...

Wind-Powered Car Breaks Record

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 - 10:21:39 - Sarah Gingichashvili

A British engineer from Hampshire has broken the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. Richard Jenkins reached 126.1mph (202.9km/h) in...

Wind Power Helps Ski Resort in Recession

Sunday, March 1st, 2009 - 14:21:03 - Sarah Gingichashvili

Imagine climbing 276 steps to change a light bulb. That's all in a day's work for Rian Harford. He's a mountain operations mechanic at Jiminy Peak...

Cloud-Seeding Yachts Sail the Seas
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 - Janice Karin
Researchers John Latham of the University of Manchester and Stephen Salter of the University of Edinburgh have designed wind...