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A study claiming a French World War I helmet was better at mitigating TBI got it wrong, according to the Army.
For about 50 years, Bob Baitinger kept a World War I Army helmet in his collection of military memorabilia, curious about the soldier who wore it. “I often wondered if he was still alive or w… ...
Your great-grandfather’s World War I helmet that’s stuffed in the back of the closet could be just as effective at preventing brain injury from some blasts as a modern-day military helmet, a ...
Any helmet is still better than no helmet, but at least one World War I-era brain bucket designed by France is better than your modern design in protecting against overhead blasts.
Scientists from Duke University have revealed that World War I helmets perform remarkably well against shock waves compared to their modern high-tech counterparts. One helmet, the French Adrian des… ...
A Duke University study recently challenged the superiority of modern Army helmets, a finding the Army says is bunk. Here's what you really can do with an old helmet.
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protecting from shock waves ...
According to new research from Duke University, the best helmet to protect soldiers from shockwaves and direct impacts may be a French helmet from WWI, which outperformed its modern equivalent.
Though it recalls something from the Middle Ages today, the visor represented the most modern development in military headgear design when the coal scuttle-shaped helmet was introduced in 1916.
A French army helmet used in World War I was as valuable in protecting from shock waves as modern counterparts, a Duke University study revealed on Friday.
A World War One helmet with a bullet hole in it has been stolen from a property in Caithness. The 100-year-old military head gear was taken along with a model sailing ship in a glass case. Police ...
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protecting from shock waves ...