Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed socks with tight knitted bands around the ball of the foot that reduced the energy people burned while walking and running, according to a small study.

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    2 days ago

    Sure, socks that stiffen your feet so you walk cheaper. Next they’ll sell us a shoe that makes us stop walking altogether and call it efficiency.