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CTRUS Football by Agent
Mexican studio Agent has designed a concept for a transparent football that changes colour when it passes over the goal line.
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What Agent claims would be the world's first see-through football would employ sensors that detect kick force and travel speed, plus provide GPS information to track the exact position of the ball.
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Electronic components embedded in its centre would communicate information gathered from the sensors to control stations in the stadium.
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As the ball would be locatable relative to the pitch, lights in its core could be programmed to change colour if it goes out of bounds or into the goal.
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A stabilised on-board camera could relay a ball's eye view to the screens around the stadium.
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The ball is designed in a flexible plastic, which would allow it to bounce in the same way as a standard design. "The flexibility provided by the materials emulates the bounce of an inflated pneumatic soccer ball, but offers the advantage of not losing air," said the designers.
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An internal web would provide the structure and a transparent spherical shell full of holes would form the kicking surface. This composition means the ball wouldn't rely on air or need re-inflating after use.
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We've also featured Nike's ultra-light football boot featuring components made from beans and recycled plastic and news that a stadium in Brazil is to be equipped with a solar-powered roof for next year's FIFA World Cup.
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