‘Tis the season for college football bowls. Colorado made its first bowl appearance in nine years in the Alamo Bowl and lost to Oklahoma State 38-8 on Thursday. But how did the Buffs get there after so many years of frustration? Well, it is impossible to sum it up to one single thing, but player […]
MIT engineers, in collaboration with the biology of beavers, have dreamt up a hairy wetsuit concept designed to keep surfers drier and more agile. Inspiration for the idea came when members of MIT’s STE@M (Sports Technology and Education at MIT) program traveled to Taiwan. The group, led by MIT Associate Head of Engineering Operations Anette […]
A research team at Northwestern University has designed a quarter-sized, flexible patch that sticks on the skin and can be used to measure the wearer’s sweat and determine how his or her body is reacting to exercise. It has been successfully tested on athletes. The low-cost electronic device is designed for a one-time use of […]
The NFL and Football Research, Inc. have partnered with Duke researchers in order to find solutions for new helmets and other protective equipment to improve player safety. The international program, HeadHealthTECH Challenges, is aimed to look the relationship between how a helmet performs and the properties of the pads in that helmet which produce that […]
BRADENTON, Fla. — Gatorade is scheduled to start commercializing its Gx sports fuel customization platform in the first half of 2017, rolling out its 30 oz. squeeze bottles and pods filled with colorful Gatorade formulas to consumers. When customers start using personalized Gatorade concentrated formulas in pods and squeeze bottles with integrated pod piercers, it […]
