Material Science in Tennis Material science is the design and discovery of new materials that emphasis on solids. It is one of the big areas of innovation in technology today and also in the sports engineering that includes tennis and also across many sports. In some classes of sailing, the materials used play an important role in the performance innovation as the boat designs cannot change. Each and every sport is unique as the equipment design and the performance differs. Tennis rackets, a key piece of equipment was initially made of wood. But overtime, technology of the tennis racket has changed radically. Now-a-days tennis rackets are made up with a wide range of materials that is designed with maximum durability and performance. Tennis …show more content…
rackets are made up of different materials like graphite, aluminum, Kevlar/Boron, grips materials, string materials. Graphite, a light weight material that is derived from carbon its different grades and types are used in the design of tennis racket. Tennis racket frames can be made by composite of graphite, and other materials such as fiberglass, copper, tungsten, Kevlar and titanium. Pure graphite frames are used because it tends to behave like a stiffer feel and it also makes players to hit with power. Aluminum is a less costly contrasting option to graphite outlines. The casing of an aluminum racket can be tubular or bi-empty. The shape decides adaptability and toughness. Aluminum is all the more ordinarily found in less costly rackets and offers a moderate measure of force and feel. Starting players should seriously think about a bi-empty aluminum outline, which is more adaptable and excusing. Tubular aluminum tends to advantage more experienced players who hit with force. Boron and Kevlar are like graphite, with some slight contrasts. Both boron and Kevlar are lighter and stiffer than graphite and transmit vibrations all the more promptly. Outlines produced using boron and Kevlar are to a great degree solid additionally less sympathetic than graphite or aluminum. Starting players who have not aced their swing may find that boron or Kevlar edges are excessively troublesome, making it impossible to control and harder on the arm. Nylon is a standout amongst the most widely recognized materials used to make tennis racket strings.
Contingent upon their concoction piece, nylon strings can be delicate or firm. Strings made with a nylon-center offer a decent level of execution and strength and are less costly than different sorts of materials. Another string material choice is polyester. A polyester string offers less power however more turn and has a tendency to have a stiffer vibe than nylon. Polyester strings can be joined with nylon-center strings to make a solid string bed with a milder vibe. The most playable string is common gut, which is produced using creature entrails. Regular gut, be that as it may, is costly and need's tough. References: [1] Introduction. (n.d.). Tennis Science for Tennis Players. doi:10.9783/9780812201468.3 [2] Tennis Server - Tennis Science, Engineering and Technology - Material Science In Tennis. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2016, from http://www.tennisserver.com/set/set.html [3] Tennis Racket. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2016, from http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Tennis-Racket.html [4] Tennis Racquets. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2016, from https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/aboutus/gotmaterials/Sports/ruh.html Advances of Material Science in Telecommunication …show more content…
industry Telecommunication is a means of communication at a distance by telephone, telegraph, cable or broadcasting.
Few examples of telecommunication industries are radio broadcasting system, telephone network and the internet and computer networks. In these systems, nodes are the devices that are used to communicate with, like computer or the telephone. Another such example, consider in an organization, some communications are direct face-to-face but most of the communications are through some technologies like email, text messages, calls, conference calls and few downloading files. These all falls under telecommunication that includes transmitter which can take information from sender and convert into signal and also it has transmission media to carry those signals and a receiver to receive those signals and convert it back to the understandable information. Many new advanced materials help to improve the telecommunication industry. Few such advanced materials and its applications are discussed
here. Graphene which is an allotrope of carbon that consists of carbon atoms in a sheet form that is just one atom thick but it is remarkably strong. As each and every day numerous amounts of information’s are transmitted, processed through optoelectronic devices like photodetectors, lasers and the optical fibers. Signals are transformed by photons at the wavelength of infrared and optical switches are used for processing that converts signals into number of light pulses. But these ordinary optical switches takes few picoseconds for the response. But the scientists have found that few layers of graphene that has also exciting applications for the few developments of high speed optoelectronic components can reduce the response time from picoseconds to femtoseconds, nearly hundred times less than the existing material properties. Recent developments over the years in the field of telecommunication, there is a need for efficient filters. But the electrical resistance to build these filters is the important obstacle and this problem can be solved by filters that are made up of superconductors that is more efficient. They are used in relay antenna of cell phones that can be used to pick up the signal from further distance to the antenna through which the range of the antenna is increased. Polymer is a large molecule composed of many mostly repeated subunits. Due to this broad range of its properties both natural polymers and the synthetic play an important role in day-to-day life. Polymer thick film is used with printed circuit boards to achieve cost and time reduction. Edge connectors and the telephone keypads manufactured using this technology are subjected to life tests and the environmental tests. References: [1] Abe, K. (1984). Manufacturing of optical cables for the telecommunication industry. Optical Fiber Communication. doi:10.1364/ofc.1984.tue 1 [2] Graphene Could Make Telecommunication Speeds One Hundred Times Faster. (2013). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://scitechdaily.com/graphene-could-make-telecommunication-speeds-one-hundred-times-faster/ [3] Electronics. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://www.supraconductivite.fr/en/index.php?p=applications-electronique-more [4] Use of Composites Increases in the Utility and Telecommunication Industries. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/print/volume-8/issue-6/product-focus/line-construction-maintenance/use-of-composites-increases-in-the-utility-and-telecommunication-industries.html
Tennis serve Introduction to tennis Tennis is a sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
“The Americans dominated the global tennis racket market in 2015, accounting for a share of 49.2%. The region is expected to continue leading the market during the forecast period, with an estimated 51.21% market share in 2020.” (Business Wire)
The innovations in the material of the tennis racquet — the strings and the frame — have changed tennis throughout the years; thus, fundamentally changing the game by allowing players to hit with more power, spin, and racquet speed. Many star professional tennis players in the past and present use new technology to help take their game to new levels. The change from a wooden racquet to a carbon-fiber tennis racquet and the change from cow gut strings to non-gut synthetic strings have changed the way tennis is played.
Reconstruction occurred after the Civil war in the years 1865-1877. The Radical Republicans, 15th Amendment and the Ku Klux Klan were the reason why Reconstruction failed to secure the permanent rights of African Americans. These were only a few of the reasons why Reconstruction failed, but they are the ones that seems to widely affect it. The Radical Republicans were against giving rights to blacks, the 15th amendment led to the Ku Klux Klan act, and the Ku Klux Klan was a group that was against African Americans, the Reconstruction was there to put rights for blacks in place but it failed and never gave them permanent rights.
Yeah! Welcome back to total Pro Sports. We could make a list hundreds of entries long that show the most graphic videos of injuries on the field. It would be pretty awful honestly, so while this list takes inventory of in-game sports injuries it doesn’t feature the terrible Paul George type things that make you walk around dog pale for the next four hours, rather these are the iconic sports injuries more akin to battle scars. They’re cool, not disturbing, at least I think so, your mileage may vary. So here are a few of the worst injuries that athletes have played through. We kept the MMA and boxing stuff off this list because those can get really graphic and we’re more looking for the kinds of injuries that produce iconic images, and now, the nine most iconic sports injuries of all time.
The tennis seen as typical tennis today wasn’t truly how tennis began. The variation that everyone knows is known as lawn tennis, while the original variation is known as “jue de paume,” which means “game of the hand.” There is not a bit of information that helps prove the actual date of creation for the game, although it is sometime past the year 1000 AD as well as having a high potential of being created in France. Later on, racquets came into play and this beca...
James Naismith, creator of basketball, used a soccer ball as the first basketball. The game of soccer was originally played with an inflated animal bladder that was surrounded with leather (Leibs 67). Just as in every sport, as time evolves, so do the materials being played with. The materials begin becoming more durable, controllable, and affordable. During the Renaissance period, many sports were evolved and took a turn for the better. Although many sports were introduced during the Renaissance period; football, lawn bowling, and tennis were the three main sports that influenced today’s time period the most.
There are two main type of strings people use on an acoustic guitar; those strings are either steel, or
Sports can help many at- risk youths. In order to participate in sports you need to be committed and willing to work hard. You also have to learn to respect others and accept that winning isn’t the only measure of success. Losing can build character as well. When youth participate in a sports they enjoy, they are less likely to engage in behaviors that are harmful or dangerous to themselves and others. It is for these reasons schools should strive to maintain athletic programs for their students.
My love for tennis blossomed at the young age of eleven. During middle school my peers knew me as the boy who was remarkably talented at tennis and I savored that title. Butterflies floated throughout my youthful body whenever someone complimented me. As the years passed, my dad nurtured me into a top player. Before I knew it high school arrived and it was time to compete at a higher level. My excitement was out of this world, but I knew my dad could no longer push me forward and my future was up to me. However, the ego I developed over the years blocked what lie in front of me. I wasn’t looking at the bigger picture; the hard work demanded of me, teamwork, and the motivation to reach an ultimate goal. Throughout my four years of participating
Tennis is a sport that many people love to play. It is not the hardest sport in the world to learn. When playing against someone, it is called a match. Tennis can be played one on one or a doubles match. The main object of the game is to hit the ball over the net, inside of the lines so that the opponent can't get to it. There are two lines about two feet parallel to each other that outline the court. In a singles match, the inner line is the out of bound line, while the outer line is out of bounds in a doubles match. If you want to play, take a look at my two favorite tennis players because they are masters at serving and scoring, a few key aspects of the game.
Sports are a great way to bring people together and encourage friendly competition among people from all walks of life. In general, a sport is usually some form of physical game or activity performed by two or more people. One such example would be golf, often dubbed the "rich man 's sport" throughout its history. Golf has undergone many changes since its creation in the early 15th century, but has remained one of the more expensive sports as far as equipment costs go. When discussing the impact that different technological advancements in the materials used in golf have had, I 'm mainly looking at how these adjustments have improved performance.
In a one hour match of tennis, a male can burn as many as 600 calories and a female can burn up to 420 (Groppel); tennis also raises optimism and lowers risk of depression and anxiety (Ogoen). Tennis improves cardiovascular health and mental health as well as encourages social behavior. Tennis includes many different grips and techniques that enable the ball to have different types of spin. Tennis is also great for children and the community. Tennis is a sport that improves the community through being more physically, mentally, and socially active.
As I walked onto the volleyball court, I noticed people were screaming and cheering all around me. They were all around me, and yet they all sounded strangely distant. I was nervous. I was worried that we might lose, but worst of all, I was worried that I might end up letting my teammates down. Negative thoughts continued filled my head and I drew closer and closer to my position. Once again, I found myself asking whether or not I truly belonged on this team. Now, this certainly was not the first time I questioned my place on the team, but little did I know that it would be the last.
Throughout my early childhood, I went through several different phases. I practiced an abundance of different activities such as: dance, baseball, tumbling, gymnastics, and even baton. However, none of these sports or hobbies stuck. That is, until I discovered volleyball. Never have I felt the love for something as much as I did this sport. Volleyball has had an unimaginable impact on my life in so many ways. I would not be the person I am today if not for this sport.