‘Superskin’ to make helmets safer

[Bob]

A retired doctor created has a top layer, or ‘skin’ that is designed to reduce rotational impact – seen as the main cause of brain damage or death for motorcyclists in accidents – by replicating the skull and skin of a human head.

Creator Ken Phillips is working with Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) on his ‘Superskin’ concept. It is a synthetic material that sits on a gel-like lubricant over the helmet shell. Should the helmet come into contact with the ground, the moveable, flexible skin will absorb some of the torque generated, causing the helmet (and thus head inside it) having less twisting force applied to it.

IDC’s managing director Stephen Knowles said “Without breaking from the standard helmet shell, we developed a product design that was optimised for manufacture and rigorous international testing. The end result has provided a first for the motorcycle industry.”

Lazer has bought into the concept – and will be releasing it on their full-face Solano and open-face Rider range of helmets - in the UK initially - during Summer 2010.

[hayd3n]

A retired doctor created has a top layer, or ‘skin’ that is designed to reduce rotational impact – seen as the main cause of brain damage or death for motorcyclists in accidents – by replicating the skull and skin of a human head.

Creator Ken Phillips is working with Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) on his ‘Superskin’ concept. It is a synthetic material that sits on a gel-like lubricant over the helmet shell. Should the helmet come into contact with the ground, the moveable, flexible skin will absorb some of the torque generated, causing the helmet (and thus head inside it) having less twisting force applied to it.

IDC’s managing director Stephen Knowles said “Without breaking from the standard helmet shell, we developed a product design that was optimised for manufacture and rigorous international testing. The end result has provided a first for the motorcycle industry.”

Lazer has bought into the concept – and will be releasing it on their full-face Solano and open-face Rider range of helmets - in the UK initially - during Summer 2010.

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Google "ken phillips""international design consultancy"

[CookMySock]

Learn to google.

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=superskin+helmet

Steve

[hayd3n]

had to go to work



hayden

[Bob]

Lazer - the company that is marketing these helmets - has plenty of information on their site as well:

http://www.lazerhelmets.com/en/motor...skin/index.php

[devnull]

Also reported here: http://www.gizmag.com/lazer-superskin-helmet/14345/

Another article on the same site regarding the new gel type armour: http://www.gizmag.com/d3o-motorcycle...ma-test/14227/