The challenge is a mixture of a science fair and pinewood derby, where teams present their car designs and race. (James Rexroad for The Columbian) Photo Gallery Mason McCarty, 14, tried to stay calm.

He saw a solar-powered car at a science fair when he was in middle school and was immediately excited. “I was like, ‘alright, I want to be a part of it,’” he said. That enthusiasm has lasted.

Eden Full Goh discovered the potential of solar power when she was just 10 years old. She had come across a book in the library that taught her how to build a small solar-powered car. Once she ...

Most racers are still years away from having a driver’s license, but that won’t stop them from going head-to-head at the starting line next Saturday.

He spent nearly an hour viewing 11 science projects on display in the State Dining Room, ranging from cancer therapies to solar-power cars, water purification systems and robotic wheelchairs. And ...

Teams of highschoolers race their solar-powered cars for ... Marks established the Solar Car Challenge in 1993 to help motivate students in fields of science, ... This is the top project-based ...

The Oregon Solar Car will make an appearance at OMSI's Festival of Science on Sept. 16 and 17. ... They fundraised for their own solar-powered car and then built it from scratch, ...

In a September project update, Wisse Bos, Solar Team Eindhoven’s team manager, estimated Stella Terra’s designs are between 5 and 10 years ahead of anything available on the current market.