New sports technology provides a GPS alternative
When it comes to recording accurate performance data for elite athletes, GPS technology can't keep up, a Griffith researcher claims.
When it comes to recording accurate performance data for elite athletes, GPS technology can't keep up, a Griffith researcher claims.
Engineering
Sep 23, 2015
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The Australian team currently gathered in Sochi, Russia for the Winter Games is probably the most highly educated team of Australian athletes ever assembled for an Olympic games.
Other
Feb 5, 2014
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On your marks, get set, SHOP. Sport Shoppers are an intriguing, emerging breed of discerning and dedicated shoppers who even have their own app on which to display their "scores".
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2013
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At the 2014 Winter Paralympics, competitors will line up wearing optimized sit skis that are adapted to their individual needs. This is made possible by a new manufacturing method which Fraunhofer researchers helped to develop.
Engineering
Feb 6, 2013
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Even Usain Bolt, currently the fastest man in the world, couldn't outpace greyhounds, cheetahs, or the pronghorn antelope, finds a light-hearted comparison of the extraordinary athleticism of humans and animals in the Veterinary ...
Other
Jul 27, 2012
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Cheetahs are the high-performance sports cars of the animal kingdom, but how do they outstrip other elite athletes when using the same sprint technique? Penny Hudson, Sandra Corr and Alan Wilson from the Royal Veterinary ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2012
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Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup.
Other
Sep 6, 2011
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