Traversing the Oregon Trail by… solar car?
This summer, I drove across the country in a solar-powered car. Yep, never thought I’d say that. To be specific, my team and I completed a 1,762.7 mile race
View ArticleThree questions for Kelly O'Brien, MIT Motorsports team alumna
Since graduating from MIT in 2016, Kelly O'Brien has adjusted to life in Detroit where she works as an aerodynamics performance engineer at General Motors. We caught up with her recently and asked her...
View ArticleMIT Driverless and MIT Hyperloop II join the Edgerton Center
Two new teams, MIT Driverless, and MIT Hyperloop II joined the Edgerton Center this fall. Their timelines are tight with competitions taking place this summer.
View ArticleMIT Motorsports unveils their 2019 electric race car
No longer the MIT Pantone 201 red, the 551-pound vehicle is now black. In an event attended by more than 100 members of the MIT community — friends, family, faculty, staff, students, and sponsors — the...
View ArticleWCVB's Mike Wankum talks yo-yos, high-speed imaging, electric cars, and the...
Some of you may turn to Mike Wankum of WCVB TV for the weather forecast. But he also produces the weekly series “Cutting Edge” focusing on technology. And lately he's turned to the Edgerton Center for...
View ArticleStudents from TechBoston Academy focus on gun violence, gentrification,...
Grade 9 students at TechBoston Academy — a Boston Public School in Dorchester — were given a challenge: Choose an issue that’s important in your community and do something about it.
View ArticleMIT Hyperloop II team to unveil Hyperloop II pod prototype at MIT Museum,...
On Wednesday, May 22, the MIT Hyperloop II team will unveil an innovative hyperloop pod prototype at the MIT Museum, offering the world a peak at the future of travel.
View ArticleMIT Museum fills to capacity at Hyperloop II unveiling
In an event attended by over 200 people, the MIT Hyperloop II team offered the public a chance to see under the hood of what one day, may determine the design of future human travel.
View ArticleWGBH visits the Engineering Design Workshop
In July, Aaron Schachter, host of WGBH’s On Campus Radio podcast, visited the Edgerton Center’s Engineering Design Workshop (EDW), a five-week engineering program for high school students.
View ArticleMIT-Delft University of Technology team places third in Formula Student...
MIT-Delft University of Technology team places third in Formula Student Germany driverless competition Teams were scored on speed, construction, performance, and financial planning at one of the...
View ArticleOvercoming obstacles with an electric hovercraft
MIT Hyperloop II team places first among U.S. universities at 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.
View ArticleFrom 3-D printed limbs to semi-autonomous race cars
In early October, the International Design Center and the Edgerton Center hosted a panel discussion “Envisioning the Future of Technology-Enabled Mobility.”
View ArticleNew home for the Edgerton Center Student Shop
The Edgerton Center Student Shop has found a new home. Beginning life in 1998 in the basement of Building 44 at 51 Vassar Street, the Student Shop is now in much finer digs in Building 6C-006.
View ArticleEdgerton Center celebrates reopening of its student shop in Building 6C
Edgerton Center celebrates reopening its student shop in Building 6C. Its former location, Building 44 on Vassar Street...
View ArticleHow MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the...
When Covid-19 forced Edgerton Center student teams off campus, the engineers found their problem-solving skills put to the test.
View ArticleFirst ever virtual Open House for student clubs and teams
Fourteen teams introduced first years to the camaraderie and purpose of an Edgerton Center student-led team.
View ArticleMIT: Fabricant el futur
During a snowy week in January, Barcelona-based television journalist Jordi Baste visited MIT to film TV3’s “No Pot Ser!” (translation: It Can’t Be!).
View ArticleEmbedded and involved
When Covid-19 forced teachers to quickly crank up their understanding of best practices in online education, an unforeseen but positive outcome
View ArticleAn ocean apart, shared engineering projects catalyze a love of STEM
A collaboration between MIT’s Edgerton Center and Roiti High School in Italy is letting kids take their physics education outside the classroom.
View ArticleMIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team Wins 1st Place in the 2021 American Solar...
The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team placed first in the 2021 American Solar Challenge Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) Class. Designed and built by a team of MIT students, their vehicle, Nimbus, covered...
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