WASHINGTON -- Imagine a future when a Soldier's helmet is an integrated communications center with a heads-up computer display, night vision, thermal sensors and enhanced hearing. That future is ...

We’ve heard lots of hot air blown about the motorcycle helmet of the future and now there’s another one that’s popping off on Kickstarter that could be for real. It comes from a new brand called ...

The Icon Variant Ghost Carbon helmet looks like some sort of aerodynamic, onyx reimagining of Master Chief's helmet, and we like it. Keeping your head safe on the bike is not only smart, it’s the law ...

W e’ve all seen it, the glossy visors, sculpted armor, and sleek silhouettes of sci-fi space suits that look decades ahead of anything NASA’s ever launched. From Prometheus to Sunshine, filmmakers ...

DENVER – Chris Yakacki never set out to try to save football, and he might not. But he’s got a new idea that he believes may help. When Yakacki and his team of engineers at the University of ...

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We live in an age in which everything from thermostats to fridges to, yes, toilets are becoming “smart.” Football helmets haven’t joined the fray yet, however. Sure, they transitioned from the pieces ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army researchers and industry partners recently published a study showing how they developed new materials and manufacturing methods to create higher performing helmet ...

Boston fans may notice that Red Sox catcher David Ross is kicking it “old school” this year. After wearing a hockey-style goalie helmet behind the plate last season, Ross switched to the traditional ...

When doctors recommended a 7-month-old boy be outfitted with a helmet, his mother had a novel idea to help avert stares and instead spark smiles. Brendan Davis was diagnosed with plagiocephaly, or ...

Most bike safety helmets on the market have a liner made of the same material: expanded polystyrene (EPS), a close cousin of the Styrofoam used in coffee cups and picnic coolers. EPS is light, stable ...

Motorcycle-related waste is a serious problem. And apparently, there’s more waste from motorcycle gear than from the actual machine itself – particularly helmets. Dainese, the company that owns AGV ...