Sperm Racing
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The Worlds First Ever Sperm Race.
Joined November 2024
Live clip comparisons between 3D and raw footage, along with an in-depth bio doc, will be published this weekend to show results and verifications of the races.
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Computer Vision (5/6):. To enhance the spectator experience, we project the leading sperm’s position frame by frame onto a more visually engaging 3D-rendered track. This ensures 100% accuracy while making the Sperm Race entertaining to watch since raw microscope footage is,
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(6/6). We recognize that building something truly new often invites skepticism. We’re working hard to make the technology better, faster, and more entertaining with the goal of one day seeing it in the Olympics.
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Racetrack (3/6):. The racetrack is created via a mold with tiny channel patterns on a silicon wafer using soft lithography, similar to how computer chips are made. A photomask (like a blueprint) helps shape the design when UV light hits a light-sensitive coating on the wafer.
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Collection & Prep (2/6):. First, athletes provide their samples on race day, before the race begins, at the venue under strict medical protocols. Then, a multi-step preparation and cleaning process begins, where the samples are purified using a density gradient to remove dead
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How the sperm race (4/6):. To assure the sperm swim towards the finish line, purified sperm is pipetted into the racetrack along with media, creating Rheotaxis. The racetrack is a microfluidic chip, imaged under an inverted trinocular microscope, where the sperm movements are
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