The Applied Materials Solar Car Smackdown

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Applied Materials employees used a bit of engineering and sun power to raise money for the Capital Area Food Bank in Austin, Texas. The third annual Solar Car Race, challenges engineering teams to compete for the fastest solar car design.

Employees pay a fee to enter and provide funds in a variety of ways to support their favorite car. Recently, an Applied employee and one of the event organizers, Dale Morris, was featured on the food bank's website, "While the event is geared toward raising money, for many teams the bragging rights are serious business. Teams can be found huddled around whiteboards, scheming up their secret ideas that will hopefully place them ahead of the other teams," Dale writes.

The solar car race is just one of many events that employees support during the company’s annual food drive. Last year, Applied Materials employees, along with the Applied Foundation, donated over $1million to 28 food banks across the country.

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That's a great way to donate

Submitted by Jerry on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 20:31.

That's a great way to donate to charity. Not only are the employees having fun, you never know when a highly efficient solar powered engine might be discovered from such an informal race. I suggest building a full sized car and competing in the 2011 World Solar Challenge. Its green and doing charity at the same time.

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Submitted by solar panels bundaberg on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 16:40.

i was just reading other article it said that solar races are going since 1987 before i was born :) ... i did know that this races are getting so popular and the fact that donation of 1 million has been done that is just amazing ...

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Submitted by Johnnie De La Garza on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 09:12.

Great fun for a great cause.

The Applied Materials Solar Car Smackdown

Submitted by saiful nizam on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 01:28.

I am excited that Applied organized the event for charity and that it also used the technology that we enable, which is clean and green, to full usage. Through this type of event there is strong bonding between all the employees. This is a very good event and i hope that Applied Materials in Singapore could have such an event on top of current events that are held annually.