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National Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics WebsiteNational Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics Website
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National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics

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Using examples of athletes and sports involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics, these 9 videos demonstrate aspects of sports which are influenced by engineering and technology.

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biomechanics

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athletes with prosthetics, engineering and sports, engineering for mobility, fluid dynamics, science of sports, technology in sports, bryan clay, jenny simpson, missy franklin, national science foundation, oscar pistorius, sarah robles, summer olympics, usain bolt

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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