... and non-head injury deaths to determine specifically how many deaths were caused by not wearing helmets. They found the registration-adjusted head injury death rate increased by 32 percent, whereas ...
... inner layer will instantly turn into a rock-hard shock-absorbent material. The helmet is lined on the inside with a material that is soft and flexible under normal conditions, but which "locks" ...
Researchers who studied deaths and injuries after a helmet law was repealed say that decision had lethal, and expensive, consequences.
University of British Columbia researchers have invented a sports helmet that reduces direct impact to the neck by up to 56 per cent, according to preliminary tests.
Researchers have invented a sports helmet that reduces direct impact to the neck by up to 56 per cent, according to preliminary tests. The patent-pending technology features a movable inner shell that ...
Ontario's Ministry of Health Promotion is distributing 8,000 free bike helmets to children across Ontario, including 800 in Ottawa.
In the future, soldiers may be communicating silently with sophisticated "thought helmets." The devices would harness a person´s brain waves and transmit them as radio waves, where they would be ...
... at about 120 collegiate programs in the United States to gauge player use of and attitudes about helmet faceshields. The researchers also have exposed new faceshields to three hours of sunlight per ...
Plastic face shields that attach to helmets are strong enough to protect players’ eyes from even the most powerful blows, a new study finds.
... , back, or side of the mannequin relative to the explosion and whether they were covered by the helmet. An exposed sensor on the forehead, as expected, recorded its highest pressure when the blast ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A prototype "brain helmet" that provides real-time images of major blood vessels may enable emergency personnel to perform quick scans of potential stroke victims' brains, according ...
People who ski and snowboard may be required to wear helmets on Quebec slopes as early as next year, according to the province's minister responsible for sports.
Many brain injury experts want helmets to be required on ski hills and for other sporting and recreational activities, saying it doesn't take much to harm the brain.
Skiers and snowboarders wondering what helmet can best protect them from head injuries will soon be able to buy ones tested and approved by the Canadian Standards Association.
... of the bullet shockwave, a simple calculation gives the shooter's location.
"Because the microphones on the helmet are so close together, the precision is not very high," Ledeczi says. "However, the ...
