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How science helps athletes to succeed
Ages: not applicable;
How science is trying to keep up with the cheats
Ages: not applicable;
When we watch elite runners breaking world records, we rarely think about the chemistry and physics of the running tracks.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Sporting success requires hard work and talent, and there’s an awful lot of physics determining the perfect shot.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Cell’s movements are important in health and diseases, but their speed is the crucial point for the 2013 World Cell Race organised by Daniel Irimia.
Ages: 16-19;
We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?
Ages: 16-19;
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Students often find it difficult to calculate the trajectories of projectiles. With the help of Elias Kalogirou’s model, they can be easily visualised. In addition, Ian Francis suggests further uses for the model in the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Can you play world-class sport, and also be part of a team that tries to understand the nature of our Universe? Yes – just ask Tamara Davis. Henri Boffin from ESO talked to her in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 36
Rio 2016 Olympics: science behind the sports
Topics: Resources
| Issue 36
Doping in the modern age
Topics: Science and society
| Issue 36
On track: technology for runners
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Science and society
| issue 35
Sports in a spin
Topics: Physics
| Issue 28
Making the right moves
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 23
On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 21
Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 17
Going ballistic: modelling the trajectories of projectiles
Topics: Physics
| Issue 10
“Intelligence is of secondary importance in research”
Topics: Astronomy / space, General science
