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Teams compete in Sloan Challenge

May 13, 1998

In Carl Dietrich's design for a perpetual motion machine (one of three he submitted),the upper reservoir fills at high tide and the water slowly empties into the lower reservoir, continuously turning a water wheel. Once the tide falls below the level of the lower reservoir, the water drains back into the ocean through a one-way valve.

Students compete to design a perpetual-motion machine

May 13, 1998

"Impossible" perpetual motion contest awards two honorable mentions

May 11, 1998

Student teams competing to design first commercial spaceship will face off at MIT on May 9

May 6, 1998

Prizes offered for student essays

March 4, 1998

MIT team is tops in US in programming contest

March 4, 1998

Students from MIT and Cambridge high school team up in robot contest

February 11, 1998

Students from MIT and Cambridge high school team up in robot contest

February 11, 1998

Manta GT takes 2nd place in race

September 10, 1997

New aerial robotics club builds 'robocopter' for contest

September 10, 1997

New design contest takes wing

June 4, 1997

MIT solar car readying for race day

May 14, 1997

2.007 contest goes down to the wire

May 7, 1997

Goody prize contest open

April 30, 1997

LCS software checks in at chess tournament

April 30, 1997