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The Future of Performance Apparel Is Here
Featherweight, soft and breathable, Nike FlyWeb — a first-of-its-kind 3D-printing innovation — is a sports apparel material like no other.
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How the Nike Innovation Farm Team Is Pushing the Science of Ultra Running
See how athlete insights from the new residency program help create better products for every ultra runner.
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Sport Science
The LeBron James Basketball Court
Nestled inside the largest sport-focused force plate and motion-capture installation in the world, the high-tech court helps scientists study players in an unrestricted environment.
Sport Science
The NSRL Baseline Testing
What would the back of your athlete trading card say? That’s what the Nike Sport Research Lab's Baseline testing is for: A way for all athletes to understand their physical tools.
Sport Science
Welcome to the Most High-Tech Space in Football: The NSRL Pitch
This game is beautiful, and even more so when it’s broken down into its data-driven parts.
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The 2-Minute Test That Helps Every Runner Move Better
Using motion-capture technology and a self-learning algorithm developed by the Nike Sport Research Lab, NSRL Form is a head-to-toe analysis of how you move — and how to reach your goals.
Global Football
The Making of Aero-FIT: The Material Innovation Keeping Footballers Cooler on the Pitch
When you’re playing for your country, nothing should distract you, least of all heat and sweat.
Sport Science
The NSRL Environmental Chambers
The science of regulating your temperature is serious business in the Nike Sport Research Lab.
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History
Skaters, Yachters, World-Class Athletes: The Sneaker That Unites Them All
A shoe most people know without knowing they know it, the Jack Purcell is Converse’s second-oldest icon. Now, the enduring silhouette is being reimagined again.
Collaborations
5 Questions With Multi-Hyphenate Quenlin Blackwell
With a career spanning comedy, hosting, modeling, acting and design, Nike’s new collaborator talks vintage sneakers, the eye behind her style, and what it means to own your own story.
Design
Fast Forward: How Distance Shoes From Nike’s Vault Inspire Sportswear Sneakers of Today
The new Street Racing Collection silhouettes show how Nike taps its icons to create what’s next.
Basketball
Inside A’ja Wilson’s Custom All-Star Tunnel Walk Look
Made from some 60 pieces of her own A’Two collection, this one-of-one look created for the three-time WNBA champion is proof that style is power, on and off the court.
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How We’re Reimagining the Marketplace in Greater China to Better Serve Athletes
Cathy Sparks, Vice President & General Manager of Greater China, lays out a clear strategy for the future.
Global Football
The Nike Boot Shops Delivering Custom Requests for Ronaldo, Mbappe, Vini Jr. and More
Go behind the scenes of the pop-up shops that helped deliver more than 600 specialty boots to players throughout the summer tournament.
Running
Innovation Meets Style: The One-of-One Radical AirFlow Looks at This Year’s Pre Classic
At the premiere track event, 11 Nike athletes work custom apparel that served multiple purposes: Keep them cool, keep them confident, and unleash their speed.
Running
5 Questions With Nike Running’s Coach Bennett
Whether you're a first-time runner or practically pro, you'll be able to use the advice from Chris Bennett — equal parts coach, philosopher and hype man.
Global Football
One Year In, Toma Shows That Youth-Led Street Football Is the Future of the Game
The electric energy of a global, community-led street football tournament is bringing the thrill of the game to its next era of players.
Innovation
Bill Bowerman: Nike’s Original Innovator
Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman's quest to create footwear to improve athlete performance is a driving force for Nike's ever-evolving approach to product innovation.
Global Football
The Young Footballers Behind England's X2 Collection
What if you got to write to your football hero? These players, part of the community organization Football Beyond Borders, knew exactly what to say when they penned letters to the England national team.
Training
Dylan Scott on the Slow, Steady Work of Becoming a Hyrox Champion
The Nike athlete has his sights set on the coveted individual title and knows exactly what will get him on top of the podium: grit.