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It's a Material World | Materials Science Podcast

Uncovering why materials science will change the world.

Author: Punith Upadhya and David Yeh

The show that uncovers why materials science will change the world.
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Genres: Chemistry, Science

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126: Racquet Sports Equipment and Materials Testing (ft. Koki Asahina)
Monday, 25 December, 2023

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/2R3o5UMJ0SI When you pick up a racquet at the tennis court, have you ever thought: “this feels great!” Or, “this doesn’t feel so great”? There’s a science to that! Sports equipment companies rely on feedback from amateur players, professionals, customers, and their employees to design better products by translating subjective data into materials engineering problems. This lets them improve on pre-existing designs on sports gear. We are joined by Koki Asahina, an MSE student from Georgia Tech who is currently a racket sports engineering intern at Wilson Sporting Goods Company, who tells us all about how the “feel” is crucial to the design and improvement of sports equipment, and the large role played by materials science in this.   🔹How feedback from players and users are used to improve racquet design 🔹How sports equipment are tested using industry-standard experiments 🔹Why simulations are useful to understand the relationship between material properties and their functions 🔹Why we need a worldwide standard of material specifications 🔹And much more!    We hope you enjoy the episode! And as always, let us know what topics you’d like us to cover next!    We hope you enjoy the episode! And as always, let us know what topics you’d like us to cover next!    Learn more about our MSE Career Development Online Course, which includes more industry-specific information and advice. https://www.mseacademy.com/courses/students-tier-2   Join our Discord community! You can meet other passionate materials scientists and engineers from around the world, discuss the latest breakthroughs in MSE, share materials-related memes, and get career advice from experts in the field.  https://discord.gg/49dCV3W4eN   Check out our MSE-themed merchandise if you want to support us or simply show off your love of materials science! https://www.itsamaterialworldpodcast.com/shop   For shorter segments and full video podcasts, subscribe to our channel on YouTube. For bloopers, audiograms, and interesting materials science articles, follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Feel free to message us on our social media platforms if you have any feedback or recommendations for future episodes, or email us directly at itsamaterialworldpodcast@gmail.com. Finally, reach out to David Yeh and Punith Upadhya on LinkedIn if you'd like to chat about the latest breakthroughs in MSE! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUXt6ui8iC5npSizlfIJ2A  https://www.instagram.com/itsamaterialworldpodcast/  http://linkedin.com/company/it-s-a-material-world-podcast/  https://twitter.com/ItsAMatWorldPod    Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed by either guests or hosts in this show are their own, and do not represent the opinions of the companies or organizations for which they are affiliated.   #SportsScience #Tennis #Materials  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timestamps:  Teaser (0:00 – 0:41) Intro, life updates, and episode highlights (0:41 – 4:11) Introducing Koki Asahina (4:11 – 4:57) Link between physiology and sports equipment (4:57 - 7:25) Work on Parkinson's rehabilitation (7:25 - 12:16) Developing a simulated tester at Wilson R&D (12:16 - 14:48) Importance of ‘feel’ (14:48 - 17:11) Improving racquets using feedback (17:11 - 25:50) Simulations in racquet design (25:50 - 31:43) Need for standardization for materials testing (31:43 - 36:18) Future of materials engineering in sports equipment (36:18 - 38:41) Conclusion (38:41 – 39:00) MSE Academy (39:00 – 40:04)

 

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