TWU Kinesiology Team Wins NASA-themed Design Competition, Again!
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
DENTON, Texas, April 16 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news:
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TWU kinesiology team wins NASA-themed design competition, again!
Did you know that the bottom of your foot is covered in tiny sensors that are critical to balance and walking? While these sensors, called plantar mechanoreceptors, are vital on Earth, they are effectively muted in microgravity and can cause astronauts to lose 40 percent of their calf muscle mass in long- . . .
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TWU kinesiology team wins NASA-themed design competition, again!
Did you know that the bottom of your foot is covered in tiny sensors that are critical to balance and walking? While these sensors, called plantar mechanoreceptors, are vital on Earth, they are effectively muted in microgravity and can cause astronauts to lose 40 percent of their calf muscle mass in long- . . .