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"Ride" the Tour de France without breaking a sweat on Google Earth
July 6, 2006 – 2:29 PM
Experience the Tour de France cycling race from a somewhat elevated position and the comfort of your office chair: Google has released a new KML file for Google Earth that lets users see all the stages of the race in 2D and 3D. The entire course has been superimposed on the Google Earth satellite imagery - and users can even tilt the map to get an almost 3D view of some of the insane mountain climbing the cyclists face.
Solar cells could power most of your home in the future
October 25, 2006 – 4:53 PM
Almost all your electricity comes from a local power plant, usually of a coal, natural gas or nuclear variety, but in the future most of this electricity could come from high-efficiency solar cells. Spectrolab, a Boeing subsidiary, is currently producing cells that are almost 40% efficient and promise even higher efficiencies in the future. Company executives and engineers explained how the solar cells work and even gave us a tour of their Sylmar California factory.
USGS gives virtual tour of the 1906 San Francisco quake
April 12, 2006 – 7:58 PM
The United States Geological Survey is giving people a chance to relive the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake - without getting shook up or hurt. The agency is offering Google Earth compatible files that show how the rupture traveled and the severity of the ground tremors.

Articles

Tour of Boeing's Spectrolab Factory
October 24, 2006 – 6:17 PM
Spectrolab's facility in Sylmar California
Google Earth's Tour de France Gallery:
July 5, 2006 – 6:08 PM
Overview of Google's Tour de France plug-in. Left side has links to the prominent stages and sights.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
October 16, 2006 – 8:16 PM