Researchers at Purdue University have something new to offer to technology with the development of a low-cost skin patch that help athletes is it changes color to indicate different levels of hydration. The palm-sized patch is made of filter paper that is laser-machined to create a radial array of strips and are laminated with a […]
We view athletes nowadays as individuals with “super-human talent.” This generation of Division I athletes are physically gifted, powerful and mentally prepared like never before, and one of the U.S. military units is taking notice. The Air Force Research Laboratory. 711th Human Performance Wing recently signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Ohio […]
It’s 100+ degrees and you are at football practice. You are covered head-to-toe in pads and a helmet in the exhausting summer heat. As half of the team sprints over to the 8-headed sprinkler hydration system, the other half of the team is wishing someone, or something could bring them the cool, refreshing liquid. There has […]
The premise is so cliche: we’re so focused on work, family, and school that we rarely have time to take care of our bodies. That statement, unfortunately, is as true as it is oversaid. Take hydration, for example. How many of us drink more than even a liter of water a day? How many of […]