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  • Published: 15 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9781580897204
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $35.00

Super Gear

Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up



A close-up look at sports and nanotechnology, the cutting-edge science that manipulates objects at the atomic level.

A close-up look at sports and nanotechnology, the cutting-edge science that manipulates objects at the atomic level.

How are the sports played by Michael Phelps, Serena Williams, Michelle Wie, and Usain Bolt related? Nanotechnology! A rapidly growing scientific field, nanotechnology is used to create high-tech swimsuits, tennis rackets, golf clubs, running shoes, and more. It is changing the face of sports as we know it. Cutting-edge science; high-performance sports

  • Published: 15 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9781580897204
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $35.00

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Praise for HOW THINGS WORK series

  • "A model of clarity in nonfiction. Rarely are diagrams and metaphors--and humor--so aptly employed."--Booklist, Top 10 Books for Youth: Series Nonfiction

  • Praise for HOW HYBRID CARS WORK
  • "This volume in the How Things Work series is bouncy, savvy, and, above all, clear. . . . The main event is Swanson's gift for making complicated subjects crystalline. . . . This is a model of how to make science appeal to young readers."--Booklist, starred review