Category: Science
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From Rio to Raleigh — Olympic Swimmer Ryan Held discusses the NC State College of Natural Resources
Imagine your career on display live for 30,000 people and broadcasted all over the world. Ryan Held, Olympic swimmer and recent graduate of the NC State College of Natural Resources, is not one to buckle under pressure. His strength was tested at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he won gold in…
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The Heart of a Swimmer vs. the Heart of a Runner
So, for the new study, which was published in November in Frontiers in Physiology, researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada and other institutions set out to map the structure and function of elite swimmers’ and runners’ hearts. The researchers focused on world-class performers because those athletes would have been running or swimming strenuously for…
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Floryan’s research on swimming has applications in propulsion systems
Daniel Floryan, a doctoral student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, employs experimental and computational methods to better explain how fish swim most effectively, which could lead to applications in humanmade propulsion systems. (Video by Nick Barberio, Office of Communications)
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What If You Could Swim in Titan’s Lakes?
What if…. you could swim in Titan’s lakes? Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is unique. It has its own atmosphere.
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The Science of Sport: Aiding Kylie Masse’s charge to podium
In this edition of The Science of Sport, we examine the latest scientific initiative that Canada’s Swimming World Champion Kylie Masse hopes will help with her charge to the podium.
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Muscles may maintain the “memory” of past gains in their cells
One of the most frustrating things about exercise is how easily progress can be undone – “use it or lose it,” as the old saying goes. If you don’t keep up the workout routine, your muscles slowly shrink and you’ll end up back at square one before you realize it. But maybe that’s not quite…
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Alligators ‘frozen’ in North Carolina swamp exhibit bizarre survival tactic
In a bizarre and instinctual survival tactic, alligators that normally lurk in a swamp in eastern North Carolina are now “frozen” beneath the murky water. Every inch of the reptiles’ bodies stay underwater — except for their snout. Officials at The Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach took to Facebook this week with a videothat shows the gators icebound in…
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The Real Reason Fingers Wrinkle in Water
The full explanation of how and why our fingers wrinkle in wet environments is still the subject of some debate. What we know is that the physiological mechanisms causing this phenomenon are the result of our veins constricting (vasoconstriction) in your hands and feet. One might notice this occurs even in warm water, when we…
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A day in the life of a Biomechanist
Ryan Hodierne is a Biomechanist at #TeamNSWIS, primarily in the sport of swimming. Hear what his job in biomechanics at the NSW Institute of Sport involves on a typical day.