KingFish
23 Nov 2004, 6:06am
Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based NanoDynamics has come up with a golf ball that can correct its own flight path so it flies straighter than conventional balls. The ball won't shift 45 degrees in midair, but the design of the ball--and the materials it's made of--serve to better channel the energy received from the club head and thus correct a wobble or slight drift.
"It also behaves much more controllably on a putting surface, which is how we hope to get interest on the pro circuit," said Keith Blakely, CEO of NanoDynamics. "It has a reduced tendency to break. It doesn't pop or jump or roll."
The ball, which is expected to hit stores in the spring of 2005 and cost $7 to $8 apiece, is one of a slew of nanotechnology products aimed at the increasingly obsessive sports market.
Oh yes, we need nano-cheating, which will inevitably lead to nano-lawsuits ;D
Source: c|net (http://news.com.com/Nanotech+golf+ball+corrects+its+own+flight/2100-1041_3-5460505.html?tag=nefd.top)
Buffalo, N.Y.-based NanoDynamics has come up with a golf ball that can correct its own flight path so it flies straighter than conventional balls. The ball won't shift 45 degrees in midair, but the design of the ball--and the materials it's made of--serve to better channel the energy received from the club head and thus correct a wobble or slight drift.
"It also behaves much more controllably on a putting surface, which is how we hope to get interest on the pro circuit," said Keith Blakely, CEO of NanoDynamics. "It has a reduced tendency to break. It doesn't pop or jump or roll."
The ball, which is expected to hit stores in the spring of 2005 and cost $7 to $8 apiece, is one of a slew of nanotechnology products aimed at the increasingly obsessive sports market.
Oh yes, we need nano-cheating, which will inevitably lead to nano-lawsuits ;D
Source: c|net (http://news.com.com/Nanotech+golf+ball+corrects+its+own+flight/2100-1041_3-5460505.html?tag=nefd.top)