Engineering students at Virginia Tech were asked by the Hokies equipment manager if they could test commercially-available ...

A helmet is a must if you ride a bike, no matter your age, type of bike, or how you use it. Helmets can significantly reduce your risk of serious injury if you fall or have an accident. But as ...

The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab measures and rates the effectiveness of all kinds of helmet types, from sport to construction.

The hits just keep coming, and that’s by design. At the Virginia Tech Helmet testing labs, teams simulate impacts for all kinds of sports. “We put the helmets on a dummy head and we impact him in ...

NEW YORK – Did some helmet manufacturers design models with the purpose of testing well rather than performing properly on the field? Possibly, but the lab testing by the biomechanical engineers ...

Over the past decade, gravel riding has diverged into various niches. To some people, it's all about racing events like Unbound in the USA or The Traka in Spain, whereas to others, it's a multi-day ...

There have been a few leaks floating around the internet about this new helmet taking the top spot at the Virginia Tech Helmet Safety tests, and today, POC officially announced the new Cularis ...

NFL star Patrick Mahomes doesn't have many holes in his game. But on Jan. 13, he had one in his helmet. Mahomes — quarterback for the Super Bowl defending champion Kansas City Chiefs — was hit in a ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The NFL says the first position-specific helmet created for its players represents a major step in helmet technology, though it must still undergo testing by the league and the players’ ...

As part of the league’s effort to provide better protection to the contents of the skulls of its players, the NFL has launched a program to test the various types of helmets. The goal is to obtain ...

Raptor pilots are now testing a new type of flight helmet. The U.S. Air Force is finally testing a new helmet design for fixed wing pilots, developed around pilots’ needs and feedback from using the ...