Scientific American: UB research leads to high-tech Olympic swimming apparel

An article in the current issue of Scientific American looks at the high-tech apparel swimmers will be wearing in the Olympics, and describes UB's contribution to a suit produced by Tyr. The article quotes David Pendergast, professor of physiology and biophysics and an inventor of the Aqua Shift suit, which was tested in UB's Center for Research and Education in Special Environments. Go to article.