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Olympic Records Boosted by Materials Science New materials in athletic equipment and within athletes bodies make previously impossible performances commonplace today. Cynthia Graber reports July 27, 2012 The London Olympics are about to begin, and spectators will again be riveted by feats that would have been impossible when the modern Olympics began in 1896. Jaw-dropping records are attainable in part because of advances in materials science. New materials have led to equipment like super light and strong vaulting poles, and bathing suits that improve the flow of bodies in? water. Such devel