News tagged with walking shoes
Shoes: A treatment for osteoarthritis in the knees?
Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University Medical Center has found. And that's important, because loading on the knee joints ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Researchers generate electricity from viruses
Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to reality. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 13, 2012 |
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Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus
The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...
May 11, 2012 |
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World-first study shows thongs could be better for kids' feet than other shoes
Australia's favourite footwear is under the spotlight, with a new world-first study from the University of Sydney indicating thongs may not be as bad for children's feet as their reputation suggests.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Squeezing polymers produces chemical energy but raises doubts about implant safety
A polymer is a mesh of chains, which slowly break over time due to the pressure from ordinary wear and tear. When a polymer is squeezed, the pressure breaks chemical bonds and produces free radicals: ions with unpaired electrons, ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit
The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. John Glenn.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012 |
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GPS shoe lets families keep track of elderly relatives
A Teaneck, N.J., shoe maker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks - and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer's ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Photo industry mourns Kodak
Photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, are mourning the end of an era after Eastman Kodak, which produced the cameras and film many started hobbies and careers with, filed for bankruptcy.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Motorized shoes ready to roll into stores
Tired of walking? An American inventor has designed a pair of motorized shoes.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Researchers show elephants really do have a sixth toe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes it seems, nature finds it must resort to some trickery to respond appropriately to changing conditions. Take the elephant, for example. Way back in time, say fifty million years ...
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Seeking a pot of geological gold
Researchers are moving a step closer to solving one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time. It happened roughly 200 million years ago, marking the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2011 |
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