New football helmet material prompts state grant
DENVER — A new startup hopes to produce football helmets that are safer thanks to a new padding material.
According to a report in the Denver Post, the company originated at the University of Colorado Denver. Last week, it received a state Office of Economic Development and International Trade grant of $165,000 to test the new padding.
The company, Impressio Inc., received a grant a month earlier from the NFL and Football Research Inc. to develop the liquid crystal material.
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Football has come under scrutiny in recent years because of long-term detrimental effects of concussions on the brain health of athletes.
DENVER — A new startup hopes to produce football helmets that are safer thanks to a new padding material.
According to a report in the Denver Post, the company originated at the University of Colorado Denver. Last week, it received a state Office of Economic Development and International Trade grant of $165,000 to test the new padding.
The company, Impressio Inc., received a grant a month earlier from the NFL and Football Research Inc. to develop the liquid crystal material.
Football has come under scrutiny in recent years because of long-term detrimental…
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