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July 20, 2023

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Liquid Safety Cushioning Technology

机械工程和垫erials science advancements could revolutionize safety equipment for athletes and ...

Emulating How Krill Swim to Build a Robotic Platform for Ocean Navigation

Researchers have presented important first steps in building underwater navigation ...

Stretchable Knee Wearable Offers Insight Into Improving E-Textiles for Healthcare

Researchers developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time. Compared to other knitted electronics, this model has fewer externally integrated components and a more sensitive sensor, making ...

Table Tennis Brain Teaser: Playing Against Robots Makes Our Brains Work Harder

Brain scans taken during table tennis reveal differences in how we respond to human versus machine ...
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Women Footballers Not on Level Playing Field for Sports Technology, Study Finds

Women football players require specifically tailored products such as kit, boots, and balls in order to optimize their performance and safety on the pitch, according to a new ...

Novel Device to Measure Nerve Activity for Treatment of Sepsis, PTSD

A multi-campus research team has developed a novel device for non-invasively measuring cervical nerve activity in humans. The device has potential applications for supporting more personalized ...

Algorithms Predict Sports Teams' Moves With 80% Accuracy

Algorithms can predict the in-game actions of volleyball players with more than 80% accuracy, and now the lab is collaborating with the Big Red hockey team to expand the research project's ...

Mind Over Matter: Helping Amputees Regain Their Independence

New research says adopting a new, attentional mindset in the field of physical therapy can help amputees live with prosthesis more ...

The 'Sweet Spot': Science Uncovers the Secret to Superb Shots in Soccer

控制球的轨迹,一个足球运动员必须understand how to orient the foot and where the ball should make contact on the foot. The findings of a recent study showed foot orientation and swing ...

Human-Machine Interfaces Work Underwater, Generate Their Own Power

Scientists describe the development of a type of wearable human-machine interface device that is stretchable, inexpensive, and waterproof. The device is based on a soft magnetoelastic sensor array ...

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Putting a New Spin on the Football Spiral

Only a handful of researchers have studied why an American football flies in such a unique trajectory, rifling through the air with remarkable precision, but also swerving, wobbling, and even ...

Smart Microrobots Learn How to Swim and Navigate With Artificial Intelligence

Researchers have been able to successfully teach microrobots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning, marking a substantial leap in the progression of microswimming ...

Motion Capture Reveals Why VAR in Football Struggles With Offside Decisions

New research has used motion capture technology to assess the accuracy of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technologies in football. The study suggests that VAR is useful for preventing obvious mistakes ...

Wearable Activity Trackers Encourage Us to Walk Up to 40 Minutes More Each Day

New findings have endorsed what millions of people around the world believe: fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose ...

Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour

Like a newborn animal, a four-legged robot stumbles around during its first walking attempts. But while a foal or a giraffe needs much longer to master walking, the robot learns to move forward ...

Discovery Could Inspire New Way to Detect Brain Abnormalities

Scientists have taken a promising step towards a new generation of accurate, affordable and portable devices to detect concussion, epilepsy and ...

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New Model Offers Physics-Inspired Rankings Evaluation

Researchers describe a new way to evaluate rankings. Their goal is not to find one true hierarchy, but to calculate the spread of all possible hierarchies, with each one weighted by its ...

It's All in the Wrist: A Portable MRI System for Early Detection of Sports Injuries

To provide a convenient tool for the early detection of injuries, researchers have developed a portable MRI device for diagnosing cartilage damage in the wrist. Using this device, the researchers ...

Arm Movement and Running Speed: Is the Partnership Overrated?

New research into human speed suggests that athletes who performed short sprints with their arms closed across their chests were nearly as fast as when they sprinted with their normal arm ...

Researchers Find a New Way to Measure Flying Baseballs

A new laboratory method uses a high-accuracy ball delivery device and speed measurement system to provide better clues on exactly how high and far some of those baseballs will ...

Cocoa Does Not Appear to Reduce Exercise-Related Digestive Distress

Impressive athleticism was on display during the Winter Olympics, but being at the top of one's game doesn't necessarily protect against digestive distress resulting from exercise. ...

New Research Advances Wearable Medical Sensors

Monitoring vitals and diagnosing ailments can be clunky, painful and inconvenient. But researchers are now working to improve health monitoring by creating wearable sensors that collect data for ...

Previously Unknown Aspects of Running Shoe Design Uncovered

A thick running shoe midsole is often favored for its shock absorbing protection, but it has been assumed that these heavily cushioned shoes increase leg stiffness and muscle fatigue. But results of ...

Camels’ Noses Inspire a New Humidity Sensor

Researchers describe a humidity sensor inspired by the structure and properties of camels' noses. In experiments, they found this device could reliably detect variations in humidity in settings ...

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