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NASCAR Driver Austin Dillon Promotes STEM Education Program

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has teamed up with The Dow Chemical Company to launch an online education program for children highlighting the importance of science, technology and engineering in the sport of racing. The companies are set to unveil the learning modules this weekend during NASCAR’s Watkins Glen International race in upstate New York. It […]

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Australia Leads In Broadcasting Wearables Data As AFL Is Next

One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston — who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder […]

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Celliant Helps Athletes With Clinically-Proven Textile Increasing Blood Flow

Celliant, a product of Los Angeles-based tech company Hologenix that aims to effectively capture and utilize human body heat in order to produce noticeable health benefits, recently received a classification from the FDA that could help the company expand its reach. Celliant, owned by Hologenix, LLC, began producing its now-patented, thermo-reactive mineral-based responsive textile technology in […]

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Clemson Football Hires Rise Science To Improve Team Sleep

When defending national champion Clemson opened its new $55 million football complex in January, its greatest benefit to player performance — more so than the lounge with barber shop, arcade, bowling alley and laser tag — was the dedicated nap room, stocked with eight bunk beds, three massage chairs and bean bags. The Tigers have […]

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Pac-12 Invests In Evaluation Of Microsoft Kinect Motion Capture In Sports

The Pac-12 has funded a research project that could help teams evaluate a low-cost motion capture technology option used to assess the injury risk and readiness of rehabilitating college athletes in their return to action. The University of Washington in studying injury prevention will focus on evaluating Microsoft Kinect’s simple motion capture technology as a […]

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