Super gear : nanotechnology and sports team up / Jennifer Swanson.

Author/creator Swanson, Jennifer author.
Format Book
PublicationWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Descriptionvii, 72 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
Sports--Technological innovations. --Juvenile literature.
Sporting goods--Juvenile literature.
Performance technology--Juvenile literature.
Sports sciences--Juvenile literature.

Contents Tiny bits of science -- Super suits -- Super bats, rackets, and clubs -- Super shoes -- Super science.
Abstract Provides a look at sports and nanotechnology, and discusses how this science, which manipulates objects at the atomic level, is being used to create high-tech swimsuits, tennis rackets, golf clubs, running shoes, and other sporting equipment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 68-69) and index.
Interest age level Ages 9-12.
Audience 980 Lexile
LCCN 2015017347
ISBN9781580897204 (reinforced for library use)
ISBN1580897207 (reinforced for library use)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 688.76 SW247S ✔ Available Place Hold