Word: sternlight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Like those of many novel scientific discoveries, the concepts and model behind Sternlight's research were rather simple...
...order to be able to break down the complex motion of running into its component parts, Sternlight used a treadmill with a force plate embedded under the tread. The signal from the force plate was sent to a computer to measure and study the different variables that influence running speed...
Many scientists currently believe that top running speed in humans is limited by muscular power, but Sternlight's research indicates otherwise-her findings focus on mechanical factors such as force, contact time and swing time...
...isolates the variables we need to focus on and raises many questions on the use and importance of many different muscles in determining running speed," she says. Sternlight and her adviser are currently working on publishing these findings in a major scientific journal...
...Although Sternlight says her research experience was very rewarding, she is just as excited about sharing her passion for science with others...