The NFL and its players association have, for the first time, banned the use of 10 helmet models because of their poor performance in laboratory testing. The ban was the result of an annual assessment which ranked how each helmet reduces head-impact severity when experiencing simulated concussion-causing forces. VICIS retained its top ranking, with its […]
Dell and Intel have announced multi-year partnerships with NBA 2K League, the new esports league of the National Basketball Association, that make Dell’s Alienware gaming PCs powered by Intel processors the exclusively-used hardware for league tournaments. As part of the deal with NBA 2k, the first official esports league operated by a U.S. professional sports […]
The NFL announced the winners of its third HeadHealthTECH Challenge, a contest aimed at advancing innovation in sports protective equipment. The challenge is part of the NFL’s Play Smart, Play Safe initiative in collaboration with Duke University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Duke CTSI). The winners, AES Research & Design, HRL Laboratories, and Impressio, Inc., will each […]
Reebok has unveiled a limited-edition 3D-printed running shoe that replaces shoelaces with a new “liquid lace system” in which printed materials are wrapped around the outsole like a vine. The Floatride running shoe was designed at Reebok’s Liquid Factory, a two-year-old futuristic initiative at Reebok that leverages a proprietary liquid material, state-of-the-art software and robotics […]
Following the sale of one million shoes made of recycled ocean plastic in 2017, Adidas says it plans to 3D-print 100,000 shoes in 2018 as it continues to explore innovative materials and production methods. In a TV interview with CNBC following the German sneaker maker’s quarterly earnings report that revealed a 12% increase in quarterly […]
