05/07/2012
We are all aware of the need to rid sport of performance-enhancing drugs, but according to a recent report, engineers might also be giving our top sports men and women an unfair advantage over their competitors. Advances in nanotechnology, 3D printing and biomedical engineering are set to bring about a technological revolution in sport over the next few years, with UK sports engineers at its heart, says the IMechE, whose report was published earlier this week (July 4).