News tagged with michael phelps
Twitter ban boosts Chinese sites during aquatics worlds
World aquatics championships athletes faced with China's bans on Twitter and Facebook are opening accounts with local equivalents, boosting their profile in the country.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Aussie swimmers struggle with swimsuit scenarios
Few countries have been more affected by the rapid approval of the new generation of swimsuits than traditional powerhouse Australia.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Fighting cancer with nanotechnology
Imagine a test that sifts through millions of molecules in a drop of a patient's blood to detect a telltale protein signature of a cancer subtype, or a drug ferry that doesn't release its toxic contents until it slips inside ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Swimming goes high tech with EPFL-developed inertial systems
Scientists from EPFL's Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement have developed inertial systems, worn in a full-body swimming suit, which can analyse the strengths and weaknesses of elite-level swimmers during workout ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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When will runners and swimmers reach their physical limit?
Running and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue to accelerate off the starting blocks ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
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To burn more fat, skip breakfast before workout
(AP) -- Running on empty may not be such a bad idea after all. Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Scientific research indicates human athletic performance has peaked
It merited only a few paragraphs inside newspaper sports sections. Crystal Cox, a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, had admitted to using a performance-enhancing ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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High-tech swimsuits are 'bad news', expert says
Joel Stager, director of the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming at Indiana University, says it's about time elite swimmers come around to the idea that high-tech swimsuits are bad news.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Study shows how algae may cope with environmental change
Scientists from two-dozen research organizations led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have decoded genomes of two ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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NSF teams with NASCAR to reveal 'The Science of Speed'
Science educators have a new way to engage science students in grades 8-12; they can turn to NASCAR. A new online series of videos called "The Science of Speed"--announced today at the Texas Motor Speedway ...
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Microswimmers" make a big splash for improved drug delivery
They may never pose a challenge to Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, but the "microswimmers" developed by researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom could break a long-standing barrier to improving delivery of medications ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Group bragging betrays insecurity, study shows
From partisans at a political rally to fans at a football game, groups that engage in pompous displays of collective pride may be trying to mask insecurity and a low social status, suggests new research led by University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 20, 2008 |
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