Nike Sport Research Lab
{{Short description|Research and development institute}}
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|name = Nike Sport Research Lab
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|image = Nike Sport Research Lab logo.jpg
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|established = {{start date and age|1980}}
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|city = Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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|type = Sports equipment, sportswear
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|operating_agency = Nike, Inc.
|website = {{url|https://about.nike.com/pages/nike-explore-team-sport-research-lab|about.nike.com}}
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The Nike Sport Research Lab is a research and development institute located in Beaverton in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1980, the lab is owned by American apparel and footwear maker Nike.{{cite web|title=Nike Sport Research Lab Incubates Innovation|url=http://nikeinc.com/news/nike-sport-research-lab-incubates-innovation|work=News|publisher=Nike, Inc.|access-date=23 November 2013|date=July 16, 2013}} Commercials for the facility have featured famous NBA and PGA athletes talking positively about the products and the research behind them.
Details
The first Nike lab opened in 1980 in Exeter, New Hampshire. The {{convert|16000|ft2|adj=on}} Sport Research Lab is located in the Mia Hamm building at the company's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.{{cite journal|last=Newcomb|first=Tim|title=A Look Inside the Nike Sports Research Lab |journal=Popular Mechanics|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/technology/a-look-inside-the-nike-sports-research-lab#slide-1}} The Nike campus spans a total of {{convert|213|acre|sqft}} on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area. They deal with creating new footwear from athletic endeavors like track and field, golf, and basketball. Equipment at the lab include a mannequin constructed of copper, motion capture rooms, and environmental chambers, among others.{{cite web|last=Maxey|first=Kyle|title=Designer Edge Image of the Day – The Nike Sports Research Lab|url=http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/6105/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day-The-Nike-Sports-Research-Lab.aspx|publisher=ENGINEERING.com, Inc.|access-date=23 November 2013|date=August 2, 2013}} The lab's facilities are also known as "the Kitchen" and "the Oven" (for most of their professional golf equipment). Nike Golf operates The Oven in Fort Worth, Texas, for developing golf clubs, while The Oven West in Oregon develops balls.{{cite news|last=Kish|first=Matthew|title=A peek inside Nike's top-secret golf ball lab|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/threads_and_laces/2013/11/a-peak-inside-nikes-golf-ball-lab.html|access-date=23 November 2013|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=November 22, 2013}}. Massotherapists are also employed within the facility.Hughes, Geoff, and Laura LaMena-Coll. "ON TRACK." (2007).
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External links
- {{Official website|https://about.nike.com/pages/nike-explore-team-sport-research-lab}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Beaverton, Oregon
Category:Laboratories in Oregon
Category:Research institutes in Oregon
Category:1980 establishments in Oregon
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