Thursday, July 29, 2010

Prize Roundup: Electric Aircraft at AirVenture, Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, Lunar Hopper, More

Tomorrow (July 30) the World Symposium of Electric Flight will be held at 2010 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Register Today for Electric Aircraft Symposium - EAA AirVenture - Here's some information about the event:

Among the confirmed participants for the symposium are Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan; FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt; Electric Aircraft Corporation founder Randall Fishman; Yuneec founder Tian Yu; Sonex Aircraft founder John Monnett; and Earthstar Aircraft founder Mark Beierle, who displayed his eGull ultralight aircraft at AirVenture 2009. Commercial pilot and flight instructor Erik Lindbergh, grandson of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh and founder of the nonprofit Creative Solutions Alliance, will also be on hand to announce the LEAP (Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize) winners.

AirVenture 2010 World Symposium At Eagle Hangar - CAFE Foundation Blog

Introducing The Oil Cleanup X Challenge - Wendy Schmidt at The Huffington Post

X Prize Foundation Unveils $1.4 Million Oil Cleanup X Challenge - Fast Company

Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE:

The judges will select the top teams to demonstrate their ability to efficiently and rapidly clean up oil on the ocean surface in a head-to-head competition. These demonstrations, which will determine the winner, will take place at the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility (OHSMETT) in New Jersey, USA.

New Look, Same InnoCentive - Perspectives on Innovation Blog

Evadot Podcast #30 – NextGiantLeap

Archon Genomics X PRIZE Powers Into Phase II: Genomics Technologies Progressing Towards Prize Vision - neXt PRIZE