Collaborate Disseminate
A robot that can track your position on the court, serve you a range of shots, and simulate actual tennis matches has raised over $1.7 million on Kickstarter. With weeks still left in the campaign, there’s plenty of time to get in on the action.Continu… Continue reading This robotic tennis partner lets you simulate actual matches on the court
When you think of tennis, you probably think of Wimbledon, the All England Club’s famous competition that has run for 147 years. Part of that history has always been line …read more Continue reading Wimbledon Goes Automated
Whether we’ve watched athletes do it or had the misfortune to experience it ourselves, ‘choking’ at an important moment when the pressure is on comes down to more than mental fortitude. For the first time, scientists have uncovered a set of neurons tha… Continue reading Choking under pressure: Brain neurons misfire when the stakes are highest
Stadium experts Populous and architects Oualalou + Choi have joined forces to design an extraordinary new stadium that will take the form of a huge tent. Named the Grand Stade Hassan II, it will be located near Casablanca, Morocco, and will be the largest soccer stadium in the world.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, World’s Largest, Soccer, Stadium, Sports, FIFA World Cup
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New research has found that even a years-old mild concussion can have long-lasting effects on brain function and behavior in otherwise healthy people. The study adds to a growing understanding of traumatic brain injury and is relevant to the evolving l… Continue reading Even mild concussions can have long-lasting effects on brain and behavior
Using heaps of data, Google trained a table-tennis-playing robot to take on human competitors and get better as it did so. The results were impressive and represent a leap forward in robotic speed and dexterity. It also looks really fun.Continue Readin… Continue reading Video: Google robot paddles human table tennis competitors
Artificial-turf sports and playground fields may be more durable and require less maintenance than those covered in natural grass, but they also get very hot during warm weather. Scientists have devised a natural method of cooling them – and the cities… Continue reading Sports fields could cool cities via rainwater stored beneath turf
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new “television sport” with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles dr… Continue reading First-ever autonomous motor race streams live this weekend
Electric boat-maker Arc recently made the final delivery of its limited-edition One model, and is aiming its second build at the mass market. The Arc Sport is designed to make waves, allowing boarders to get tricky in its wake.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Former SpaceX engineers launch high-torque electric wakeboat
The most compelling show of contemporary basketball skill at last year’s NBA All-Star Game didn’t necessarily come from one of the players dribbling a ball … it came from a ball itself. That ball was Wilson’s Airless basketball prototype, a futuristi… Continue reading Wilson Airless basketball bounces to market for four-figure price