Category: Science
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New Science Test Hoping to Keep Swimmers Safe Against Sharks | 7 News Australia
Australian researchers are developing a water sample test that can track shark DNA, to tell whether one is swimming nearby.
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Florida’s ‘Dr. Deep’ Resurfaces After a Record 100 Days Living Underwater | AP
A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers resurfaced Friday and raised his face to the sun for the first time since March 1. Dr. Joseph Dituri set a new record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization during his stay at Jules’ Undersea Lodge, submerged beneath…
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New Spinal Implant Allows 3 Paralyzed Men to Stand, Walk and Swim Again | Global News
Three men who were paralyzed from the waist down are walking again, even swimming and biking, after a nerve-stimulation device gave them the ability to move their legs again, researchers reported on Monday.
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Swimming: Is Taller Better? | Global Triathlon Network
Is being taller more beneficial when swimming? In this video, we go through the reasons why height is important to be competitive in swimming, also putting a very tall Connor Dunne vs a normal height Blake Samson in some ‘scientific’ tests to also determine this.
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Swimming Australia – Making Gold Medalists With Machine Learning | Amazon Web Services
Hear how Swimming Australia stood up a data lake on AWS, providing coaches with a detailed analysis of each swimmer’s performance, and in turn enabling them to extract peak performance in the pool.
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Swimming Robot Gives Fresh Insight Into Locomotion and Neuroscience | EPFL
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates are able to retain their locomotor capabilities after a spinal cord lesion. The finding could also help improve the performance of swimming robots used for search and rescue missions and for environmental monitoring.
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Protein in Deadly Spider Venom Blocks “Death Signal” After Heart Attack | New Atlas
As unlikely as it may seem, the venom of the deadly funnel web spider could prove a valuable source of a number of life-saving medicines, including drugs that kill skin cancer and reduce brain damage in stroke victims. Adding to these possibilities is new research demonstrating how a drug candidate built off a molecule in this spider venom can…
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Lifeguards, Scientist Team up to Form World’s First Computer Model That Predicts Rips Currents | CBS This Morning
Even strong swimmers can lose a battle with a rip current. They’re the number one reason for lifeguard rescues. But a government agency is issuing a brand-new plan to warn beachgoers of this deadly danger. Christina Ruffini has the details
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Swimming Pool Adds Helium Gas To Water
Ehm, checking and re-checking the calendar, but apparently it isn’t April 1 yet Which increases the buoyancy of the water. The helium in the water, therefore, gives the swimmer a bit of a lift, which increases the whole body position in the water. The higher the swimmer is on the water, the less resistance.