World Rugby – the governing body of Rugby Union – outlines performance specifications for padded clothing to ensure that it only protects against superficial injuries such as lacerations and abrasions. In a recent study, Angus C. Hughes and colleagues investigated how to more accurately assess the effectiveness of padded clothing.
Tracking technology is transforming football analysis. Electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) are used to track players’ velocity, acceleration, and positional data during training and competition. Player tracking allows football clubs to monitor and optimize individual and team performance.
Combat sports incorporate two types of motions: striking and grappling. In striking-focused combat sports, strikes include punches, elbows, kicks, and knees. Measuring striking forces can provide valuable information to improve the performance of combat sport athletes.
Monitoring an athlete’s heart rate variability helps maximize their performance by optimizing training and reducing the risk of injury.
A professional tennis player can perform over 1000 direction changes throughout a match. In tennis, players can change direction in two ways: by stepping or sliding. Friction in these direction change movements is affected by the interaction between a player’s shoes and the court surface. A better understanding of this interaction can help improve shoe design.
Technology is changing football analysis. Most professional football clubs now employ electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) to track player movements. EPTS devices track data such as player position, player velocity, player acceleration, ball position, and distance covered. Analysis of this information helps football clubs improve team performance.
Football boots are an essential part of any player’s kit. As such, football players select their boots carefully, searching for boots that can help maximize their performance. To appeal to these consumers, football boot brands often market their boots by highlighting improved performance.
As water demand rises around the world, new technologies are being implemented to extract more fresh water. One such method is seawater desalination, which involves processing seawater to obtain fresh water.
5.25 trillion pieces of plastic are littered across our oceans. That’s 5 with 12 zeroes. Alarmingly, the accumulation of plastic in our seas is not slowing down any time soon. 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic flow to our oceans every year. To help tackle the issue of ocean plastic pollution, Boyan Slat, a Dutch engineer, founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013.
Imagine a world where you can’t distinguish between the real and fake. What to trust? Who to believe? Well, to some, that world already exists in the digital space. Deepfakes, images and videos that include realistic computer-generated faces, have spread through the internet at a rapid rate.