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Jan 09 2025SPORTS

Tech Helps Skiers Assess Their Skiing Quality

Skiing is a popular sport that offers health benefits but also comes with risks, like accidents due to overestimating skills. Self-assessing skiing ability can be tricky. This is where Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) come in handy. These devices can give skiers feedback on their abilities. A recen

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Nov 08 2024HEALTH

Using Smartphones to Track Gait Events: A Neural Network Approach

Imagine trying to understand how you walk with just your smartphone. Researchers did exactly that! They created a clever algorithm using neural networks to detect when your foot hits the ground (heel strike) and when it lifts off (toe-off) while carrying a phone. Fifty-two adults walked on a treadmi

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