Playing with proteins
At the MIT Edgerton Center, educators are quietly transforming the way biology is taught in schools.
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MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge
Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour.
MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12
Website created in response to Covid-19 yields unexpected insights into what’s possible for reaching learners at a distance.
Racing into the future of autonomous driving
After a third-place finish at last year's Formula Student Germany, MIT Driverless team aims to compete in the $1.5 million Indy Autonomous Challenge.
LEAH Knox Scholars Program kicks off fourth summer
The science program for local high school students is remote this year, as MIT instructors create at-home lab experiences.
Edgerton Center celebrates reopening of its student shop in Building 6C
Its former location, Building 44 on Vassar Street, will soon become the new MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
From 3D-printed limbs to semi-autonomous race cars
Envisioning the future (and challenges) of designing affordable technology-enabled mobility devices.
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 world’s largest student engineering competitions.
MIT Motorsports unveils their 2019 electric race car
No longer the MIT Pantone 201 red, the 551-pound vehicle is now black.
MIT STEAM Camp in Hong Kong blends mind and hand for middle school students
MIT's pK-12 Action Group collaborates with the Chinese International School to bring faculty, staff, and students together for hands-on learning.
High school students learn to build big ideas
Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.
Powered by the sun
Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.
MIT team races to second in electric car competition
Strong performances across multiple categories boost MIT Motorsports electric vehicle team at SAE Collegiate Design Series event in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Featured video: Celebrating the Edgerton Center, an original MIT makerspace
Twenty-five years after its founding, the first home of strobe photography has grown to include student clubs, workshops, and K-12 outreach.
Wisdom gained: A good engineer should have artisan spirit
In a three-day workshop, 60 Beijing high school students build underwater remotely operated vehicles and launch them in the Zesiger pool.