Bright, lightweight, and easy to cut, pool noodles are far more useful than their short summer lifespan suggests. Their soft ...

DENVER (KDVR) — If you could 3D-print your helmet or other everyday padding at home, would you use it? Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories have developed a ...

Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University and the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory have developed a "super foam" that can absorb up to 10 times more energy than ...

It's nice to have a protective case with custom foam cutouts for your specific bits of gear, but that sliced-up foam isn't gonna be much good for protecting anything else. That's where Pelican's ...

In the battle against the damaging effects of concussions, and with the ongoing need for better cushioning for prosthetics, new tools are always welcome. Auxetic foam is one – it expands as it’s ...

New helmet material is "better than foam" at absorbing impacts By Ben Coxworth November 28, 2019 The material could replace the foam protective padding that currently sits beneath the outer shell of ...