EPISODE · Jan 30, 2019 · 5 MIN
An Underwater Skin Sensor Lets Swimmers Track Their Sweat
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
Sports teams collect sweat to analyze athlete performance, while companies market sweat replacement drinks and sweat-removal clothing to help keep sprinters, cyclists and tennis players happy. But so far, swimmers have been left high and dry. Today a team of researchers announced they have built a small, flexible, wireless sensor that sticks to a swimmer’s skin, allowing athletes to measure how much they need to drink during a workout or race. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Sports teams collect sweat to analyze athlete performance, while companies market sweat replacement drinks and sweat-removal clothing to help keep sprinters, cyclists and tennis players happy. But so far, swimmers have been left high and dry. Today a team of researchers announced they have built a small, flexible, wireless sensor that sticks to a swimmer’s skin, allowing athletes to measure how much they need to drink during a workout or race.
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An Underwater Skin Sensor Lets Swimmers Track Their Sweat
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