When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at once. Yet the handheld DS, blending one touch-sensitive screen with a slightly ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 16, 2012
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(AP)—The U.S. Open represents a showcase for a tennis invention that measures net cord tension.
Engineering
Sep 5, 2012
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(Phys.org)—An engineering team from Imperial College London have come up with a vibrating armband tagged Ghost that can train a person's muscles and teach the user how to swing like Nadal, or play golf like Tiger, or help ...
Grand Slam tennis players in the US, Wimbledon and Australian Opens could improve their chances of winning sets, matches and even tournaments through more aggressive and strategic use of challenges, Swinburne research has ...
Mathematics
Jan 24, 2012
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A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries – and orthopedic injuries in general.
Engineering
Jan 17, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fans may think of Jimmy Connors as an "old school" tennis player, but according to a new ranking system developed by a Northwestern University researcher, Connors is best player in the history of the game. ...
Mathematics
Mar 1, 2011
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When it comes to the World Cup Jabulani football, perfect may not be good enough, according to scientists who have analysed the controversial ball.
Other
Jun 29, 2010
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(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our $100-and-under ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 4, 2009
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(AP) -- Watch what you tweet. That's the message tennis authorities are delivering as the U.S. Open gets set to start Monday, telling players and their entourages to be careful about what they post on the social networking ...
Internet
Aug 29, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Uruguay studying extinct mammals called glyptodonts have discovered they used a "sweet spot" in their tails, just like baseball players use the center of percussion (CP), or sweet spot, in their ...
