Mips, a company specializing in helmet-based safety, is advancing helmet testing with their Virtual Test Lab (VTL). This innovation leverages computer science with the intention to virtually predict ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab will expand beyond sports for the first time by developing a ratings system for safety helmets this summer. According to a press release by ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) Anyone working in Virginia Tech’s helmet lab is committed to helping athletes of the future minimize the risk of head injuries. “Especially from a young age, these kids can’t go ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Twenty-five percent of all construction site deaths are a result of serious head injuries according to the Job Site Safety Institute, and that is why the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is ...

Steve Rowson remembers the day he was first asked about helmets. An engineering student at Virginia Tech (VT) in Blacksburg, Virginia, at the time, Rowson and a few of his classmates were approached ...

High-contact sports such as football or hockey are sports where players can regularly get concussions. Barry Miller is the director of outreach and business development for Virginia Tech’s helmet lab.

Virginia Tech's Helmet Lab has become known for its work in the athletics field, from football to NASCAR safety. Now, the lab is expanding beyond sports. This summer, researchers will begin an ...

While the window in Kelly Hall looking out towards the outdoor stairs of Turner Place may look unsuspecting, there is ground-breaking, life saving research that takes place behind it. The Helmet Lab ...

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 ...

A revolution in riding safety science is happening at a small laboratory in Sweden. Jalopnik has always been a proponent of wearing all the right safety equipment while doing the sketchiest shit, so ...