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The role of materials technology in sporting performance

The BA Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture 2006

with Claire Davis

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How can cyclists go faster,pole vaulters go higher or golfers hitthe ball further? The answers include being fitter and stronger butalso in using the most appropriate sports equipment.The influence of equipmentdesign and the materials used have long been claimed to have a dramatic effecton sporting performance.In this talk Dr Claire Davis will investigate the influence of design and materials on various aspects of sporting performance,including perception,safety and marketing.

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