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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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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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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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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Muscle structure and body size predict the athletic performance of Olympic athletes, such as sprinters. The same, it appears, is true of wild seabirds that can commute hundreds of kilometers a day to find food, according ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2021
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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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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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The same technology used by the entertainment industry to animate characters such as Gollum in The Lord of The Rings films, will be used to help train elite athletes, for medical diagnosis and even to help improve prosthetic ...
Other
May 20, 2016
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Athletes have great potential beyond sport, according to new research from the University of Stirling presented at the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust's inaugural More Than Medals conference.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2016
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Every week millions of Australian children play community sport. Participating in community sports can improve children's mental, physical and social well-being, but only if the sports environment is physically and emotionally ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2022
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