Tag: Biomechanics
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better...
Jesse Rhoades, University of North Dakota and Rebecca Rhoades, University of North Dakota
The U.S.’s return to the Moon...
Babies almost all try crawling to get from Point A to...
Mark Geil, Kennesaw State University
Infant milestones can be a source both of pride and anxiety for a new...
Fish fins are teaching us the secret to flexible robots and...
Francois Barthelat, University of Colorado Boulder
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
We used peanuts and a climbing wall to learn how squirrels...
Lucia F. Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Nathaniel Hunt, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkeley
Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running
David Braun, Vanderbilt University
No matter how well designed, there are no running shoes that allow runners to keep up with cyclists. The bicycle was...
Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes
Philip Anloague, University of Dayton
For most people, the term “stiffness” has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a “stiff...
EXPLORING NATURE
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...
Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee
When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...
