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Kickstart: Having a (different) ball at the World Cup

FIFA unveiled the Oceanuz Final Pro Ball on Aug. 14 as the World Cup entered its final week. The ball from Adidas has "glistening orange and gold detailing" to mimic sunsets in Sydney, host to the final games.

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Aluula composite sails go around the world in The Ocean Race

Aluula and Incidence Sails spent about two years testing a composite now being used on the Biotherm in an around-the-world race.

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Kickstart: New cleats and (hopefully) fewer knee injuries

New shoe technology — and a new concept in cleats — could reduce the injury potential for players in the FIFA Women's World Cup that begins July 20.

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Kickstart: Building bikes in the US

The return of large-scale manufacturing of bicycles in the U.S.; changes at P&G's Imflux technology subsidiary; the importance of managing growth.

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Time Bicycles to open its first US carbon-fiber bike factory

Cardinal Cycling Group is collaborating with machinery company KraussMaffei on the project.

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Kickstart: Plastics repair shattered windows in Ukraine

A Cambridge University student uses PVC pipe, foam insulation and four layers of PE film to replace windows shattered by the war in Ukraine.

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Kickstart: An ‘eclipse doubleheader'
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Kickstart: 'Spooked' customers want local suppliers

While companies have talked about the benefits of having production closer to home for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic, global shipping congestion and federal dollars for U.S. manufacturing of computer chips and electric vehicle parts pushed reshoring from the "maybe" column to "yes."

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Kickstart: Plastics and pickleball

Pickleball calls itself the fastest growing sport in America. It's also one that uses a lot of plastics with a preference for rotomolded balls.

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Helmet maker Riddell gets creative to solve pandemic-related riddles

The company has gained market share coming out of the pandemic, and its North Ridgeville, Ohio, plant is a big reason for its success.

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