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Sports Injury Prevention & Performance
A new computer-based system
gives physical therapists
real-time, objective
measures of the motion of
each joint in the patient's
body. The system uses
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Sonic Golf Club
A new golf club uses
motion-detection sensors and
wireless technology to coach
players through the use of
sound. A golfer can "hear"
the speed of the swing in
wireless headphones, and
adjust swings accordingly.
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Back in the Game
Athletes can play even with
fractured bones, thanks to
new light-weight braces. The
braces are made from a
combination of plastic and
carbon that is heated to
become soft and then molded
into perfect-fitting
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Science Of Skateboarding
Basic physics can explain
how skateboarders are able
to do those amazing tricks
and why some are impossible.
Newton's Laws of Motion
explain everything from
transferring energy through
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Materials Scientists Design High Tech Hockey Jersey
Materials Scientists, working with textile designers, tested new designs for the National Hockey League’s ergonomic and heat-releasing jerseys. In a climate-controlled chamber, they used a ... > more -
Podiatrists Suggest Healing Foot Pain In Order To Fix Golf Swing
Effective golf swings require a stable base, which podiatrists say is difficult to establish when a golfer's feet have sustained injuries. When golfers' feet hurt, they cannot properly brace them. ... > more -
Engineers Design Improved Padding for Football Players
Engineers have developed more protective padding for football players. Unlike traditional padding, the new putty-like material can be molded into protective gear to fit a player's body and better ... > more -
Portable Machines Go Beyond Prenatal Uses
Ultrasound uses sound waves that bounce off body parts, producing echoes. A computer translates the echoes into images that rival the quality of CAT scans and MRIs, showing broken bones, muscle ... > more -
Orthopedic Surgeons Help Athletes' ACLs Recover Better
A new procedure for torn ACLs could keep athletes back in the game longer. The knee has two bundles of fibers connecting the thighbone to the shinbone, and the new procedure, called double bundle, ... > more -
Optical Engineering Makes Movie Motion Realistic
Students at the Aesthetic Technologies Lab are recording the way light bends to track their every move and improve movie technology. Long strips of fiber optic tubes snake around the body and are ... > more -
Astrophysicist Develops Software to Aid Football Coaches
Computers could one day help football coaches make strategic decisions, such as going for the touchdown or for the kick, or accept the penalty or declining it. New software designed by an ... > more -
Mechanical Engineers Have New Bug-Inspired Robot That Senses Its Way With Flexible Antenna
Researchers have developed a flexible, sensor-laden artificial antenna to help a robotic "bug" move and navigate just like the common cockroach. The bug can curry along walls, turn corners, avoid ... > more -
Computer Scientists Program Robots To Play Soccer, Communicate With Bees
Engineers built humanoid robots that can recognize objects by color by processing information from a camera mounted on the robot's head. The robots are programmed to play soccer, with the intention ... > more -
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Simulation Software Derives New Tricks from Math
Even old jugglers can learn new tricks from mathematics. Several computer algorithms are able to simulate the combinatorial patterns of juggling and generate new ones that even experienced jugglers ... > more
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