Vision
Our belief; that the vast majority of sporting equipment can be improved on through the addition of graphene to various polymer compounds, has remained steadfast since we began exploration with graphene use in 2016. In 2018 two sporting breakthroughs occurred with regards to the use of graphene.
Firstly, Callaway launched a golf ball which had a graphene coating. In tests players are claiming to enjoy fifteen more yards added to their fairway drives with improved accuracy and stability. At any level; local, club, right up to elite athlete level, this is a highly significant improvement.
Secondly, Inov8 launched their range of graphene soled sports shoes and recently their hiking boot. After intensive research and testing, their data suggests an approximate 50% improvement in terms of: flexibility, durability and strength of the footwear soles.
Most notably both products, the ball and the shoes, have not resulted in a significant rise in the manufacturing cost or retail pricing, with the addition of unique, graphene-based, nano-materials.
These sporting products containing graphene followed on from the tennis manufacturer Head introducing graphene into the neck of their tennis rackets. This process has been enhanced for their elite, sponsored, players, who have reported improved strength and tension in the rackets.
These three initial products, developed by world class sporting manufacturers, are proof that graphene is applicable and more importantly affordable, to introduce into a wide variety of sports, in which equipment performance is crucial, whatever the level of competition.
Balls, footwear, gloves, body armour, helmets, mouth-guards and wearables are the areas were Nanoventive intends to concentrate its efforts, before extending our reach to explore the opportunities for sports injury prevention and recovery, through medical compression enhancements.
Nanoventive also intends to add sensors to many of the products we intend to launch. For example, in between the various graphene layers on the body armour, we intend to place sensors that will deliver crucial, individual performance data, whilst monitoring vital health statistics.