NFL may track footballs using magnetic fields

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Have you ever wondered how game officials know if the football has passed the goal line, in situations where it's hidden under a pile-up of players? Well, sometimes they don't know, and they just have to hope that it isn't moved as the players get up. A team of researchers from North Carolina State University, Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research, however, may have a solution. They're developing a method of tracking a football via low-frequency magnetic fields... Continue Reading NFL may track footballs using magnetic fields

Section: Sports

Tags: Carnegie Mellon, Disney Research, Magnetic, North Carolina State University, Tracking

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