Sporting Goods with Nanotechnology

How can nanotechnology improve sporting goods?

If you're a tennis or golf fan, you'll be glad to hear that even sporting goods has wandered into the nano realm. Current nanotechnology applications in the sports arena include:

Increasing the strength of tennis racquets by adding nanotubes to the frames which increases control and power when you hit the ball.
Filling any imperfections in club shaft materials with nanoparticles; this improves the uniformity of the material that makes up the shaft and thereby improving your swing.
Reducing the rate at which air leaks from tennis balls so they keep their bounce longer.

See the Current Nanotechnology Applications section below for more information.

Sporting Goods: Current Nanotechnology Applications

Using nano-sized material to fill any voids in golf shafts.

Using a nanocomposite film to keep the air in tennis balls longer.

Adding carbon nanotubes to tennis racquets to stiffen racquet and increase power.

Improving bicycle handlebars made with carbon fibers by filling the spaces around the carbon fibers with nanotubes, providing lighter, yet stronger handlebars.

Sporting Goods: Nanotechnology Company Directory

Company	Product	Advantage
InMat	Nanocomposite barrier film	Prevents air loss from tennis balls, etc
Easton	Bicycle components strengthened with carbon nanotubes	Strong, lightweight components
AccuFlex	Golf shafts with nanoparticles filling any voids in the shaft material	Uniform golf shaft enabling a more consistent swing
NanoDynamics	Golf balls using nano-enhanced polymer	Improved energy transfer from golf club to ball
Babolat	ns^tm Tennis racquet frames containing carbon nanotubes	Stiffer racquet provides more power
Wilson	nCode^tm racquet frames containing silicon dioxide nanoparticles	Increases strength, stability and power