Hard and heavy is not actually better to avoid traumatic brain injury playing football. The Apache helmet shows why.

(WDBJ) - The Virginia Tech football team was up to something a little ... trading in footballs and helmets for work gloves; all ready to lend a helping hand wherever it’s needed.

Football helmets have evolved dramatically from the ... the highest safety score ever recorded by the gold-standard Virginia Tech Helmet Lab. Brush, now working with California-based LIGHT Helmets ...

Building on previous research, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released an updated ... either the pendulum impactor used for football helmets or the oblique drop tower used for bike and snow sport ...