{"id":31196,"date":"2019-01-29T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31196"},"modified":"2019-01-29T16:04:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:04:28","slug":"why-nfl-players-could-wear-helmets-designed-by-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/29\/why-nfl-players-could-wear-helmets-designed-by-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Why NFL players could wear helmets designed by Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_36991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36991\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-photo-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo: taken by Michael Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Cardiff University has partnered up with the NFL\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdeKntlCvaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Cardiff University has partnered up with the NFL\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdeKntlCvaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nAMERICAN football players could soon be wearing helmets designed by Cardiff University \u2013 using technology that could also be used in rugby.<br \/>\nCardiff\u2019s School of Engineering has won a \u00a390,000 grant through the NFL\u2019s HeadHealth Tech Challenge, which sponsors research into preventing concussions and brain injuries.<br \/>\nResearchers are developing an elastic material called C3, which will hug the inside of the helmet.<br \/>\n\u201cHelmets are currently designed to absorb the most obviously dangerous energy when two people run full pelt at each other.<br \/>\n\u201cThey are successful at preventing severe brain damage and skull fractures,\u201d says project manager Dr Peter Theobald.<br \/>\nThe NFL is known for bone-shuddering tackles as players charge head-first into their opposite number.<br \/>\nYet emerging research suggests that while current helmets are suitable for this style of high-energy impact, they do not protect against repeated collisions of lesser intensity.<br \/>\nStanford University\u2019s CamLab found that an offensive lineman \u2013 who shield the quarter-back \u2013 will experience an impact-force equivalent to 62 car crashes at 30mph during a single game.<br \/>\nDespite this, an offensive lineman\u2019s collisions are considered to be less forceful than tackles made in other positions &#8211; a \u2018low-energy\u2019 impact.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is a theory within neuroscience that if you have an accumulation of lesser injuries, then that can also give you long term brain damage, as such,\u201d said Dr Theobald.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36930\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/nfl-infographic-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Created by Michael Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDr Theobald\u2019s team will use the foam-like C3 material to advance on the existing model. It will protect against dangerous clashes and, crucially, ensure it safeguards high-frequency, low-energy hits.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got the scope to provide a material that bridges both; it operates well at high-energy and operates well at low-energy.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a balancing act between getting a foam to compress and absorb lots of energy without it then absorbing so much energy that it becomes ineffective.\u201d<br \/>\nAlready, progress has been made as researchers have achieved \u201ccomparable performance at the high-end and doing better at the lower-end than the current material within NFL helmets\u201d.<br \/>\nThe material will be made with 3-D printers.<br \/>\nIn 12 months time, the team will travel to an NFL testing site where a \u201cseries of crash test dummies are strapped to some gas guns and are fired into one another\u201d.<br \/>\nThe University will retain all intellectual property and will benefit commercially if the product is successful.<br \/>\n\u201cThey (the NFL) need the solution; the solution is more important than the financial benefits they can gleam,\u201d said Dr Theobald.<br \/>\nHe said the technology could be used in similar sports, such as rugby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Because player health and safety is one of our top priorities, we evaluate helmet performance for our members every year along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a>. Results are out from our 2019 study. Here&#39;s to continued improvements! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JxCTYksjgy\">https:\/\/t.co\/JxCTYksjgy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dlFc7jWIVr\">pic.twitter.com\/dlFc7jWIVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFLPA (@NFLPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPA\/status\/1116706858541228034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; AMERICAN football players could soon be wearing helmets designed by Cardiff University \u2013 using technology that could also be used in rugby. Cardiff\u2019s School of Engineering has won a \u00a390,000 grant through the NFL\u2019s HeadHealth Tech Challenge, which sponsors research into preventing concussions and brain injuries. Researchers are developing an elastic material called C3, which will hug the inside of the helmet. \u201cHelmets are currently designed to absorb the most obviously dangerous energy when two people run full pelt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":36991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,4],"tags":[1427,265,6284,3420,6285],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-31196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-american-football","tag-cardiff-university","tag-headhealth-tech","tag-nfl","tag-super-bowl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why NFL players could wear helmets designed by Cardiff University - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/29\/why-nfl-players-could-wear-helmets-designed-by-cardiff-university\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why NFL players could wear helmets designed by Cardiff University - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; AMERICAN football players could soon be wearing helmets designed by Cardiff University \u2013 using technology that could also be used in rugby. 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