NEW ENERGY-ABSORBING MICROLATTICE MATERIAL

This material was developed by UCLA and Architected Materials, Inc and was one of the winners of the Head Health Initiative, an open innovation challenge launched by the National Football League, Under Armour, and GE. The initiative calls on researchers, scientists and enthusiasts to find new tools to protect football players from traumatic brain injuries, and features three main challenge topics.

This material was one of seven winners of the second challenge topic, which focused on finding innovative approaches for preventing and identifying brain injuries.

Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjZdbKMviI

Source and further reading:
http://www.gereports.com/post/109602028350/failing-better-2-million-innovation-challenge