Everyone’s talking about it! And it’s great news. Solar Impulse, the Swiss long-range solar-powered aircraft, took off this week to fly around the world without a drop of fuel. Instead, the plane uses solar power and can fly day and night on that energy.

Follow pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg on their journey around the globe at www.solarimpulse.com.

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Their main message: “Existing clean technologies and pioneering spirit can change the world.”