Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) Anyone working in Virginia Tech’s helmet lab is committed to helping athletes of the future minimize the ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is upping its standards, making it a little harder for products to earn a five-star rating. The lab recently updated its helmet rating system to ...

A new Virginia Tech laboratory is testing construction helmets under real-world impact scenarios to improve safety data, but industry leaders caution that ratings should complement—not ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - For someone who’s never played hockey, safety is definitely a must. It’s even more important for the kids who play this game every day and that’s why Virginia Tech’s Helmet ...

BLACKSBURG, VA. (WFXR) – Parents of young hockey players now have a new tool to help decide which helmet may best protect their child. The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released its first-ever ...

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Testing analyzed information from falls in worksite environments and showed a clear distinction between traditional “hard hats,” known as Type I helmets, and Type II helmets that include interior ...

It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, in 2009. Duma’s team had been working ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The deadly brain disease CTE can begin in children who suffer head injuries and concussions while playing youth football. That's why protecting the heads of young players is so ...

Those in the market for a new bike helmet have a handy new resource they can refer to in order to pick the safest option, and it’s thanks to the work of a lab based in Virginia. “We spent a lot of ...