The idea is that when the user receives an impact to the back of their head – such as when they fall backward onto the ice – the egg will absorb much of the energy and divert it out to the sides, ...

An adjustable architecture to create new types of impact-absorbing materials for improved safety of cars, shipping materials, and sports equipment. The material might be especially useful for high-end ...

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have developed a comprehensive framework that accelerates improvements to shock-absorbing foam materials. The materials have an array of ...

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How can shock-absorbing materials be enhanced to improve safety and efficiency? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of researchers from the ...