DENVER (KDVR) — If you could 3D-print your helmet or other everyday padding at home, would you use it? Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories have developed a ...

In the battle against the damaging effects of concussions, and with the ongoing need for better cushioning for prosthetics, new tools are always welcome. Auxetic foam is one – it expands as it’s ...

New helmet material is "better than foam" at absorbing impacts By Ben Coxworth November 28, 2019 The material could replace the foam protective padding that currently sits beneath the outer shell of ...

Simon Fraser University researchers have found that a simple modification to hockey players' shoulder pads could have an impact on shoulder-to-head contact, the most common cause of concussions in ice ...