EDISON AWARDS / Issue #19
September 10, 2014
Edison Award Winner, Nike, Claims its Turf on the Gridiron
3-D printing and Nike FlyKnit technology team up for the ultimate football cleat
Nike Flyknit has redefined basketball, running, soccer, and training footwear and now defines the next generation of footwear on the gridiron with the new Nike Vapor Ultimate football cleat. Designed for dynamic athletic strength and force, this new cleat combines Nike's most innovative plate and traction technology with advanced upper technology - Nike Flyknit. As football gets faster and more physical, so do the athletes. Stronger and more agile, football athletes at every position are continuing to push the game to new limits just as Nike continues to push the limits of innovation.  More 

The Brain Power Behind SG Helmets 

How this Edison Award winner is making a big impact by re-imagining the traditional helmet
For decades, most NFL players have worn helmets that were developed before brain trauma was well-understood. The primary purpose of standard football headgear was not to prevent concussions -- deemed minor injuries at the time -- but to provide a protective barrier against skull fractures.   More
 
Save the (Mizzou) Tigers
Edison Award Winner, DARI, helps predict and prevent overuse injuries with the University of Missouri football team
Technology from a Kansas City-based company is being used with the Missouri Tigers football program to better predict injuries before they happen -- and, with any luck, to keep them from happening in the first place. More
A Knock Out on the Side Lines
Edison Award winner, Mayo Clinic, introduces Teleconcussion Robot at NAU Football Games

There will be a new face at Northern Arizona University football games this fall - only this face will be on a robot on wheels. More 

5 Technologies That Will Shape the 2014 NFL Season
Including 49 reasons to visit Edison Award winner, Levi's, new stadium
NFL players are scrolling through playbooks on tablets rather than carrying around three-ring binders. New helmet technology is protecting them from the league's intense collisions. The NFL has gone techy, and here are more gadgets changing the game.  More 
Eye on the Ball
The tracking device that just might be a game changer
This year at the FIFA World Cup, a computer will know the second a shot passes the goal line -- sometimes even before the referee can make the call. The system, called GoalControl, uses a set of 14 high-speed cameras to monitor each goal and send a signal to a Smartwatch any time a ball breaches the goal line.

The system is just as -- if not more --accurate than a human referee. It completed a successful trial at last year's Confederations Cup, in which it correctly scored all 68 goals scored in the tournament. So sports fans (especially those whose teams have been eliminated or who just aren't into soccer) are left wondering: Can the same level of automation be applied to other sports, perhaps even American football?  More

Field(s) of Dreams
10 Coolest Football Stadium Technologies
Whether it's gigantic scoreboards and moving roofs or picking up turf and taking it outside to grow, football stadiums go techy to facilitate passion.  More
Facts vs. Fantasy
Turning big data into big dollars

For most fantasy football fans, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles looks like a surefire number one pick. While he regularly bulldozes defenders, there is one obstacle he can't break free from - Boris Chen's algorithm. More 

 

 2015 Edison Awards Nominations Open

 

September 1, 2014 thru December 5, 2014

 

Click here for a Nomination Form
APQC's
2014 Process Conference
Workshops: October 13-15
Conference: October 16-17

 

If you oversee process across the entire enterprise or specific business unit(s), and want to learn best practices and share experiences with other process practitioners, this conference is for you. 

To register, click here.

Edison Awards Steering Committee Spotlight 

 

Dirk Hondmann, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President,  

Global Research and Development at

Mead Johnson

Dirk Hondmann, Ph.D., is senior vice president Research & Development for Mead Johnson Nutrition, with responsibility for Discovery, Technology Development, Clinical Research and Medical Affairs, Regulatory and Nutrition Science, Quality Compliance and Product & Process Development. Dr. Hondmann is a member of the Executive Committee of Mead Johnson Nutrition.
 
To learn more about Dr. Hondmann, or any of the other Edison Awards Steering Committee members, click Here

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