Faster, higher, farther: such are the hopes of Mondo, a sports-equipment maker, for athletes at the 2012 London Olympic games. Engineers, chemists and biomechanics scientists at the firm, the games' supplier of running track and surfaces for ten other sports, have developed materials to help the athletes perform their best. After visiting Mondo's factory in a village south of Turin on February 23rd, officials from London gave their approval for the brick-red strips of rubber composite that the firm will soon begin installing.
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