Category: Science
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Aimee Willmott applies her own science to beat Miley to Commonwealth gold
Few swimmers have a greater understanding of how to tease the best performance out of themselves than Aimee Willmott, who has written an academic paper on the subject. Willmott’s dissertation, published in the European Journal of Sport Science, considers the effect clothing worn between a warm-up and competition can have on performance. She concludes that…
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Science teacher swimming from Sanford to Jacksonville
Luther Davis, a physics and astronomy teacher at Lake Mary High School will hike, kayak and swim 180 miles along the St. Johns River from Sanford to Jacksonville.
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Professor Mike Tipton Talks About the Science Behind Floating
The average temperature of British and Irish coastal waters is 12- 15ºC, cold enough to cause cold water shock. Professor Mike Tipton, leading expert in cold water survival at the University of Portsmouth, talks about what you should do if you find yourself unexpectedly in cold water.
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Man’s Chronic Pain Disappears After Vigorous, Cold-Water Swim
According to doctors from the United Kingdom, a 28-year-old man who had been complaining of persistent, post-operative pain was cured after jumping into incredibly cold water for a vigorous 60-second, intense swim. Roughly two months prior to his swim, the man had undergone an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy procedure to treat his severe facial blushing. In this procedure,…
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This Robot Can Walk and Swim — Inside You
A tiny robot with moves inspired by caterpillars and jellyfish is small enough to crawl, walk and swim inside the human body. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/2FbGdXA
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How Much Pee is in Swimming Pools?
Before you take a dip, know this: There is definitely pee in the swimming pool. But, it’s probably not that much.
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This Biofabric From MIT Uses Bacteria to Automatically Ventilate Workout Clothes
Most of the things we encounter in daily life are extremely static, or at least unresponsive, compared to the way living things work. That’s true for clothes: You put them on, they stay on, and if you want them to change you unzip zippers or undo buttons. But a new class of workout clothing leverages…
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The woman who is allergic to water
Rachel wakes up – and drinks a kind of poison that feels like a glass of stinging nettles. As it slips downs her throat, she can feel it blistering her skin, leaving a trail of red, itchy welts behind. Later that day, scorching drops of the stuff start falling from the sky. At the local…