Sports Technology

After leaping from a plane a skydiver opens a pair of carbon fiber wings andshoots through the sky at 200 miles per hour in perfect control. Down on theground a... » 

After leaping from a plane a skydiver opens a pair of carbon fiber wings andshoots through the sky at 200 miles per hour in perfect control. Down on theground an Olympic pole vaulter soars to a world record on a stateoftheartpole. A runner born without feet runs on spaceage artificial limbs at speedsalmost as fast as Olympic winners. Meanwhile a swimmer slices through thewater in a bodysuit modeled after sharkskin and shaves vital seconds off hertime. How have these athletes managed such amazing feats? The answer is sportstechnology. Learn how science helps athletes stay safer perform better andhave more fun. «