Game Changer: Bladetech skates leave conventional blades behind, in more ways than one

摘要

Athletes, just like the rest of us, are always looking for a competitive edge. A good advantage to have in hockey is extra speed, and in this case, it's delivered by the players' literal edge on the ice - their skates. It's part of a revolutionary trend in engineering all over the world: different sources of wasted energy are being noticed, captured and made available for use afterwards. Whether it's a flywheel in a bus braking system or solar energy being captured and stored in a jacket as a person walks down the street, the idea makes enormous sense. Last year, it was the energy wasted throughout hockey games that came to the attention of University of Waterloo Mechanical Engineering grad Jeffrey Azzolin.