Custom mouthguard supplier, GuardLab, and the Patriot League are teaming up to better protect student-athletes. They announced a multi-year partnership Thursday which will increase protection, performance benefits and recovery for the league’s member institutions. What makes GuardLab special is its use of 3D printing technology in creating a custom mouthguard. Each is crafted using a […]
When some Formula 1 race cars make a pit stop, they may be getting parts that are printed. That’s thanks to a new partnership between McLaren Racing and Stratasys, a 3D printing company headquartered in Minneapolis and Israel. McLaren is using Stratasys’ latest 3D printing techniques for prototyping, production tooling and customized production parts, giving […]
If you’re an athlete who uses a pair of sunglasses, it may be impacting your performance more than you know. “If your glasses don’t fit, they can bounce around, flip down your nose or fog up,” Skelmet COO and co-founder Rain Wang said. “Those problems can affect your performance whether you’re cycling, running or motorcycling.” That’s […]
Allison Jones, the United States’ flag bearer at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, said she was competing in memory of her late father, who died in a plane crash in July. The two-time gold medalist also honored her father’s legacy by designing new cycling equipment for physically disabled athletes. As a top Paralympic cyclist […]
With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio beginning today with the Opening Ceremony, the long awaited technological advancements are soon to get their debut. Virtual reality is commanding a lot of the Olympic tech spotlight, but 3D printing implementations are popping in many aspects of the Games. So much so that we felt it was necessary to put together […]
