(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Queensland's Centre for Sensorimotor Performance has found that running shoes alter the natural spring-like mechanics of the foot while a person is running. In their ...
Shoes that can reunite lost toddlers with their parents and a morphing sofa designed for spur of the moment conjugal relations are among the centrepieces at this year's Geneva inventions show.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 15, 2016
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US sporting goods giant Nike unveiled Wednesday its first shoe that ties itself, the HyperAdapt 1.0, which will go on sale at the end of 2016.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 16, 2016
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You can resist buying a candy bar while you're waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store—but you'll buy any pair of shoes that are on sale. Your best friend, in contrast, wouldn't dream of buying a pair of shoes ...
Economics & Business
Sep 23, 2015
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A device that fits into a shoe harvests the energy made by walking and successfully uses it in watch batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 30, 2014
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"Wizard of Oz" heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers together and they would spirit her home to Kansas.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2014
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Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) have carried out a biomechanical study of the footwear made by Camper. A group of 54 volunteers took part in the project, trying on six models of men's shoes ...
Engineering
Jan 8, 2014
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Jogging keeps you fit and is healthy. However, athletes that start training can overdo it and easily pull and tear ligaments. A new high-tech running shoe will evaluate running form in real time and thereby counter these ...
Engineering
Dec 3, 2013
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A newly developed recycling process could make landfill sites filled with old shoes a thing of the past.
Other
Oct 17, 2013
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A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, according to a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment. But what's surprising to researchers ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 22, 2013
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