Nanotubes are the next leap up the trajectory that went from wood to metal or fiberglass and then to graphite every step getting lighter, stronger and less likely to break. That will be hint of the future of sports. For instance, Major League Baseball doesnt allow aluminum bats. I know whole lot of moms who would love to see this incorporated into hockey gear, which gets pretty ripe, says Blakely, hockey dad as well as nanotech CEO.

Golf Association to make sure the balls are legal. For instance, Major League Baseball doesnt allow aluminum bats. Until few decades they were made of wood. Some tennis experts, such as former star John McEnroe, argue that modern rackets have ruined the game by making mens serves almost impossible to return. Bowling. But if the coating could be made to cover one of those allbody swimsuits, swimmer might practically skim across the pool. And in the past, any shift in materials science has eventually altered sports.

Wilson and other companies are also adding nanotech substances to golf ball cores, though they dont claim the makeover promised by NanoDynamics. Eventually, nanotech could produce some truly exotic sports products. In 13 billion worth of products will incorporate nanotechnology, less than 0. 1 of global output, according to the NanoBusiness Alliance trade group. Wilson earlier this month introduced its nCode racket, which uses nanotubes.

I know whole lot of moms who would love to see this incorporated into hockey gear, which gets pretty ripe, says Blakely, hockey dad as well as nanotech CEO.. One hot area of interest is in carbon nanotubes an engineered matrix of carbon molecules that creates substance up to times stronger than steel, at onesixth the weight. Water literally bounces off it. Bowling. Much more will come. Nanotechs just not sexy enough, says Wilsons Thurman. Its amazing in sports how much just incremental increases in performance can mean, says Jim Von Ehr, CEO of nanotech company Zyvex.

NanoHorizons of State College, Pa., this fall said it developed silver nanoparticles that can mesh with the cotton, plastic or nylon material in shoes, pads, jerseys, helmets, socks or other pieces of sports equipment. Easton Sports and Zyvex are working together to put carbon nanotubes into bicycle parts. For instance, Major League Baseball doesnt allow aluminum bats. Big impact in sports still ways off There hasnt yet been flood of nanotech sports products because the technology is still expensive and difficult. Much more will come.

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