3D-printed material developed by University researchers receives funding in NFL-backed Head Health ChallengeFunding has been awarded to world-leading, US-based helmet designer and manufacturer, Roy Burek of Charles Owen Inc., to develop a novel material created by researchers from Cardiff University’s School of Engineering that can improve the safety of athletes, members of the military and others from brain injuries by better absorbing and dissipating impact.    has been awarded by a partnership of the National Football League (NFL), Under Armour, GE, and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to support the discovery, design and deployment Inc. and Cardiff University will use the prize money to fund a 12-month project that will use state-of-the-art 3D printing and high-performance computing technology to develop the unique, energy-absorbing material further. among four winners to secure an initial $250,000 (£165,000) as part of Head

Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to advance their work in multi-layered, elastic material, called C3, has been developed in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. It can be precisely designed using mathematical modelling and tested using high-performance computers to enable it to be ultimately tailored for specific impact scenarios. the team to test various designs before building the material with a 3D printer, which is a much more efficient and cost-effective method compared toDuring the 3D printing process a polymer-based powder is fused into a specific shape by a laser, which solidifies the material to form a strong, flexible structure. can be designed in such a way that impact energy can be dissipated relatively easily, making it an ideal material to use in protective clothing andThroughout the year, researchers from the School of Engineering will work closely with Charles Owen, Inc., to fine tune the

material and test its robustness against a number of different impactRoy Burek, President & CEO of Charles Owen, Inc. said: “My grandfather, Charles Owen, started making helmets to protect the British soldiers in 1911 before moving onto motorcycle helmets in 1925, and then equestrian helmets (particularly jockey helmets) in 1938.“This long and illustrious record in manufacturing innovative products that increase head safety has kept the brand at the center of helmet development for over 100 years. It has only been in the past 15 years that our knowledge of how the brain is injured and how to best protect it has dramatically changed along with the design and manufacture ofI am thrilled to be part of a project that pushes the development of totally new protective technologies and materials so that we can better prevent brain injuries in multiple areas.”Dr Peter Theobald, a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University who leads on the project, said: “Head injury prevention

strategies have remained relatively stagnant versus the evolution of other collaboration with Charles Owen Inc. has enabled us to pool our highly relevant skills and expertise in injury prevention, mechanics, manufacturing andThis approach has already enabled us toj&s motorcycle jack canada develop C3 which shows great promise to better absorb the vertical andmotorcycle shops in milford pa horizontal components of an oblique impact.motorcycle shop in salisbury nc This highly prestigious award provides us with a platform to continueused road bikes for sale halifax

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