Post by sukeats on May 12, 2005 9:56:52 GMT 8
from Geekrolling.com
One of the winners in the Australian Design Awards Student section on April 22, 2005 was Gregory Scott from the University of New South Wales for ‘Yolk’ a fashionable helmet for extreme sports.
Yolk is a soft helmet designed to be worn like a hat. Under regular use it’s flexible and conformable to the user’s head but when subjected to an impact it instantaneously forms a rigid shell dispersing and absorbing the energy. This is achieved utilizing a semi- rigid liner and a Kevlar skin which is impregnated with a shear thickening fluid.
Also worth mentioning are the helmets integrated headphones that allow the user to plug in a two way radio, music player, or mobile phone with controls! Yolk can also be fitted with of a choice of skins which can be stretched over the liner to match the user’s personal style.
One of the winners in the Australian Design Awards Student section on April 22, 2005 was Gregory Scott from the University of New South Wales for ‘Yolk’ a fashionable helmet for extreme sports.
Yolk is a soft helmet designed to be worn like a hat. Under regular use it’s flexible and conformable to the user’s head but when subjected to an impact it instantaneously forms a rigid shell dispersing and absorbing the energy. This is achieved utilizing a semi- rigid liner and a Kevlar skin which is impregnated with a shear thickening fluid.
Also worth mentioning are the helmets integrated headphones that allow the user to plug in a two way radio, music player, or mobile phone with controls! Yolk can also be fitted with of a choice of skins which can be stretched over the liner to match the user’s personal style.
