Optimized custom-made ski sledges
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...
View ArticleThe NHL drafts the wrong players due to birthday bias
A hockey player's birthday strongly biases how professional teams assess his talent, according to a new study by Grand Valley State University researchers. The findings were published in the online...
View ArticleNow Boston Dynamics' BigDog can lift and toss (w/ video)
(Phys.org) —Boston Dynamics' DARPA-funded robotic dog has been upgraded with added functions for military support in hauling gear on rough terrain, Its new appendage is called various things—a "kind of...
View ArticleStudy finds stem cells in deer antler
A team of researchers in Seoul, Korea have reported finding evidence that deer antlers - unique in that they regenerate annually - contain multipotent stem cells that could be useful for tissue...
View ArticleNASA uses Leap Motion to move ATHLETE rover (w/ video)
(Phys.org) —NASA representatives were at the 2013 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco to show how the ATHLETE robot, a six-legged robot developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...
View ArticleTeam reports on abuse of students doing anthropological fieldwork
College athletes are not the only ones who sometimes suffer at the hands of higher ups. A new report brings to light a more hidden and pernicious problem – the psychological, physical and sexual abuse...
View ArticleResearchers develop formula that can calculate person's speed by just looking...
Two Spanish scientists have designed an equation that provides a highly accurate estimate of an individual's speed based on stride length. They used data from professional athletes and walking and...
View ArticleFighting the 'dumb jock' stereotype
College coaches who emphasize their players' academic abilities may be the best defense against the effects of "dumb jock" stereotypes, a Michigan State University study suggests.
View ArticleLawmakers hope to stop pressure to share access to social media
Some colleges and employers around the country are prying open applicants' private online accounts - a trend that two lawmakers want to stop in Wisconsin. Their draft bill would block employers,...
View ArticleJason Collins and the role of identity
Last week, 12-year NBA veteran Jason Collins announced in a first-person article in Sports Illustrated that he was gay—becoming the league's first openly gay player. Carole Bell is an assistant...
View ArticleResearcher finds female athletes conform to gender norms on personal sites
Ever since the first sports page rolled off the press, there has been an uneven amount of coverage for men's and women's sports. With the dawn of the Internet, there was hope that women could bypass...
View ArticleIn baseball, bigger still better
Max Scherzer leads Major League Baseball in wins. As a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, he hasn't lost a game this season. His 6-foot, 3-inch frame is a telling example of constructal-law theory, said...
View ArticleResearch examines masculinity and sexuality in sport
Preliminary research out of the University of Cincinnati is providing a rare look at the construction of masculinity on the covers of mainstream and gay-themed sports magazines. The research by Jodi...
View ArticleTaekwondo simulator may kick it to UK athletes ahead of Olympics
Virtual reality simulators could help to push more British athletes to the winner's circle in major world events. BAE Systems, known more for products and services for defense, aerospace and security,...
View ArticleAll Sochi Olympic athletes to get Galaxy Note 3
Athletes who fail to clinch gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics can take home something else: a $900 smartphone from Samsung.
View ArticleLimo firm hacked; politician, celeb data breached
An Internet security firm says a limousine software company has been hacked, exposing credit card numbers and potentially embarrassing details about close to 1 million customers, including politicians,...
View ArticleBagging a bargain: Shopping as sport
On your marks, get set, SHOP. Sport Shoppers are an intriguing, emerging breed of discerning and dedicated shoppers who even have their own app on which to display their "scores".
View ArticleYou'll never see another teenage tennis champ – here's why
Lleyton Hewitt won the Brisbane International last weekend at the age of 32. Roger Federer and David Ferrer, two of the world's top ten players, are over 30. And 35-year-old crowd favourite Tommy Haas...
View ArticleAthletes' performance declines following contract years, researchers show
Professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball can reap very large financial rewards, especially if their performance peaks during their "contract year," or the...
View ArticleCool to be a nerd: Why the highly educated Australian Sochi team?
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.
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