The Science of the Summer Olympics

A series of educational videos, exploring the science behind the top Olympic athletes.

July 24, 2012 | CATEGORIES: Featured, News

While most of us are anxious to see our favorite athletes performing in the Olympics, Science360 took advantage of the theme and made available a series of educational videos – Science Of The Summer Olympics: Engineering In Sports -, produced in partnership with NBC Learn. Each one of the 10 videos explore a particular engineering and technology concept that’s helping athletes to maximize their performance at the 2012 London Games.

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And here’s one of those videos.

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Links: Science 360 – Science Of The Summer Olympics: Engineering In Sports