{"id":7689,"date":"2013-04-29T13:25:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T20:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=7689"},"modified":"2013-04-29T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T20:26:36","slug":"seventh-annual-electric-aircraft-symposium-unveils-new-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/seventh-annual-electric-aircraft-symposium-unveils-new-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventh Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Unveils New Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium in Santa Rosa, California had surprises from several sources, including new aircraft, batteries, and materials that will help make the future a good place to be. \u00a0Some technologies are maturing and some are about to spring forth in ways we won&#8217;t see coming.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be looking at each presentation in detail in future postings, but know for certain that the electric aircraft movement is turning a corner as things become integrated in an ever-quicker progression.\u00a0 We will see significant announcements in the next few months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7690\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?attachment_id=7690\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7690\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7690\" title=\"sigler at eas 7\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sigler-at-eas-7-528x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sigler-at-eas-7-528x396.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sigler-at-eas-7-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sigler-at-eas-7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your editor holding forth at EAS VII on building villages around pocket airports that Drs. 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