Day: May 22, 2022

Building on its annual list of Ten Influencers for the year ahead, SportsPro is launching a new regular feature to highlight some of the influential yet largely unheralded figures working within different sectors of the sports industry.

It is perhaps fitting that the first group selected for recognition is technologists, who last year in particular had to face up to the extraordinary challenges of the pandemic in order to help their businesses stay connected, both internally and with their fans.

With the coronavirus forcing sports organisations to adapt to remote working, employees were promptly set up on programmes like Microsoft

Wires have a lot going for them when it comes to moving electric power around, but they have their drawbacks too. Who, after all, hasn’t tired of having to plug in and unplug their phone and other rechargeable gizmos? It’s a nuisance.

Wires also challenge electric utilities: These companies must take pains to boost the voltage they apply to their transmission cables to very high values to avoid dissipating most of the power along the way. And when it comes to powering public transportation, including electric trains and trams, wires need to be used in tandem with rolling or
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