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Spring-heeled: Concept that could see Usain Bolt rocket to 50mph

Prototype of a revolutionary running device being worked on by scientists at US university. Scientists came up with the concept after computer models showed that it was possible to dramatically increase the amount of energy people put into each running step by enabling them to do work when their feet are in the air. “We wanted to see what physics allows and then explore it further by developing a device,” said David Braun, an engineer who works on human augmentation at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Read the full article here.