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HONG KONG, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In the most recent episode of ‘Tech For Good’, NCS anchor and correspondent Kristie Lu Stout meets young innovators who are pushing the boundaries of sports science and engineering, designing cutting-edge technology that would at some point redefine how athletes practice, compete, and keep secure.
NCS’s ‘Tech for Good’ explores how young innovators are revolutionizing sports safety and performance with cutting-edge technology
NCS first visits the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the place scholar Jan Wong Ho Wang and his group have meticulously constructed an electrical race automotive from scratch that may compete at an upcoming “Formula Student” competitors in China. Under the steerage of educational advisor Dr. Match Ko and with Jason Chu Yan Kiu main aerodynamics, the group has developed a novel Electrical Control Unit that may optimize the automotive’s general racing performance whereas specifically designed essential safety options guard towards potential accidents and mishaps.
Across the globe, breakthroughs in athlete safety are taking form on the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab. Led by Professor Steve Rowson, the lab, which started testing helmets in 2009, has expanded its scope from American soccer to a big selection of sports and occupational head safety gear. Illustrating this range, PhD scholar Caitlyn Jung‘s research is focused on kids’ bicycle helmets, whereas grasp’s college students Andrew Calis and Katie Metrey are testing youth hockey helmets and the results of lacrosse stick impacts on to the top, respectively. Their work makes use of superior sensors to measure influence forces, offering an in depth, public score system (one to 5 stars) that goes past customary pass-fail certifications, driving producers to prioritize safety.
Finally, NCS travels to the picturesque English countryside, to the University of Bath, the place PhD scholar Mike Muckelt is a part of a group revolutionizing the research of biomechanics within the gruelling winter sport of skeleton racing. Working with Senior Lecturer Dr. Steffi Colyer, the group developed a novel markerless movement seize system. This non-invasive technology makes use of specialised cameras to seize the athletes’ actions at 200 frames per second throughout push-starts, figuring out physique landmarks with out the necessity for conventional sensors or physique fits. This information helps optimize performance by analyzing the inherent asymmetry of the game, with future purposes extending to different sports like tennis and badminton, and even healthcare for scientific gait evaluation and rehabilitation. Mike will apply what he’s realized from this trackside tech as a coach for Great Britain’s skeleton group on the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Airtimes for 30-minute particular:
Saturday, fifteenth November at 2:30pm HKT
Sunday, sixteenth November at 12pm and 7pm HKT
Monday, seventeenth November at 6:30am HKT
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