A windshield developed by ETH Zurich is designed to make track and field athletes like Mujinga Kambundji faster. The new device, called "Airshield", allows athletes to train with almost no air resistance, as the university announced on Friday.
12.07.2024, 09:30
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- ETH Zurich has developed a windshield that allows female athletes to train with almost no air resistance.
- "It helps me to get the last percentage out of my training," says professional sprinter Mujinga Kambundji.
"It helps me to get the last percentage out of my training," said Kambundji in a video published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich).
The Airshield is a windshield on wheels made of Plexiglas. It is pulled in front of the runners with a go-kart. The go-kart is controlled by a driver, but the speed is automatically regulated by special sensors.
Professor Melanie Zeilinger, who was involved in the development of the Airshield, explains in the video that this allows a new type of overspeed training to be carried out.
According to the university, athletes can achieve competition speeds during training that are otherwise only possible due to an increased adrenaline level. "It's extremely beneficial for us athletes. It can also take Swiss athletics as a whole a step forward," said ETH student and athlete Géraldine Frey with conviction.
