Nanotech Gets Balls......Golf Balls That Is
Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores.
Source: c|net
Oh yes, we need nano-cheating, which will inevitably lead to nano-lawsuitsBuffalo, 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.
Source: c|net
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Rolling is something I generally look for in a golf ball.
You're thinking of wrist golf.