American football: new smart foam in helmets helps to evaluate the risk of concussion

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American engineers have developed a nano-composite foam that can be inserted into a helmet, which is capable of measuring the impact of a hit whilst wirelessly connected to a tablet. The foam has been evaluated scientifically in a study* published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, on 07/09/2017. The results show that the device is...

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