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Nothing But Net: The Physics Of Basketball Free Throws
Pay attention, Shaq: Two
engineers have figured out
the best way to shoot a free
throw -- a frequently
underappreciated skill that
gets more important as the
... > full story
Short Heels Make Elite Sprinters Super Speedy: Longer Toes, Unique Ankle Structure Aid Sprinters
Longer toes and a unique
ankle structure provide
sprinters with the burst of
acceleration that separates
them from other runners,
... > full story
Notion That Amputee Runners Gain Advantage From Protheses Further Disputed
A new study shows that
amputees who use
running-specific prosthetic
legs have no performance
advantage over counterparts
... > full story
What Makes A Great Soccer Player?
Scientists are studying
footballing ability (soccer
ability) to gain insight
into the role that skill
plays in the physical
performance of vertebrates.
The results show that skill
... > full story
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First Former College Football Player Diagnosed With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
October 22, 2009 — A deceased former college football player who died at age 42 was already suffering from the degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This is the first time an advanced case ... > full story -
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Real-Time Feedback System For Alpine Skiers Help Improve Performance
September 19, 2009 — Researchers have developed an effective real-time performance management and feedback system for alpine ski racers that allow skiers to better understand their carved turning skills and improve their ... > full story -
New Bobsled CITIUS Handed Over To Olympic Squad
September 4, 2009 — After nearly three years in the making, the time has come for the bobsled developed by Swiss researchers to be handed over to the athletes. Hopes are high: "CITIUS" is expected to help the Swiss ... > full story -
Robot Soccer: Cooperative Soccer Playing Robots Compete
July 6, 2009 — The cooperative soccer playing robots of the Universität Stuttgart are world champions in the middle size league of robot soccer. After one of the most interesting competitions in the history of ... > full story -
Motion Capture Technology Takes A Leap Forward
June 4, 2009 — A juggler and a conductor were among the artists who helped create a device which can retrieve dozens of different movement sequences in a matter of minutes. Motion capture tools are used by the ... > full story -
New Era Of Sports: 'Instrumenting' Athletes And Equipment
June 2, 2009 — Instrumentation embedded in equipments and worn by athletes can optimize training and allow sporting competitions to enter a new phase of objective scoring. The latest issue of Sports Technology ... > full story -
Minor League Hockey Players Unable To Identify Concussion Symptoms, Study Says
June 1, 2009 — When Chicago Blackhawk's leading scorer Martin Havlat returned to the ice for game four of the Western Conference Final after sustaining a concussion only two days earlier, questions were raised ... > full story -
Water Tunnel Makes For Exacting Hydrodynamics For Product Testing
May 29, 2009 — The fifth largest and newest water tunnel in the United States has just been completed. The tunnel has been under construction for more than a year, holds thousands of gallons of water and has taken ... > full story -
Hertfordshire Team Wins Robot Football Cup
May 6, 2009 — The Bold Hearts, a student team from the University of Hertfordshire, has just won the Humanoid Simulation League in the Robocup German Open 2009. The team is now preparing for the Robocup World ... > full story -
Snowboard Landing Pad Inspired By Accident
May 5, 2009 — A student has developed a ski and snowboard landing pad with the hopes of setting a new standard in safety for freestyle skiing and ... > full story
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