In the battle against the damaging effects of concussions, and with the ongoing need for better cushioning for prosthetics, new tools are always welcome. Auxetic foam is one – it expands as it’s ...

The NFL and Football Research, Inc. (FRI) announced two winners of HeadHealthTECH Challenge VI at its recent meeting in Phoenix. The innovative companies, Windpact and Auxadyne, together received ...

If the bag were full of an auxetic foam when you punched it, though, the material would grow denser and stiffen. This is one of the reasons auxetics are being considered for use in buildings and ...

A unique, high performance foam has been developed that can be used to make safer athletic gear and medical equipment, among other things. The developers anticipate an immediate benefit to the medical ...

While all eyes were on the NFL Draft this past weekend, technologists and engineers around the world were continuing their work trying to solve one of football’s biggest challenges and a major threat ...

The nucleus of Auxadyne, an early-stage startup 155 miles away in Key Stone Heights, centers around foam — a seemingly simple material. But, in the hands of Florida State scientist Changchun "Chad" ...

The NFL and Football Research, Inc. (FRI) announced two winners of HeadHealthTECH Challenge VI at its recent meeting in Phoenix. The innovative companies, Windpact and Auxadyne, together received ...

Such common-sense-defying materials do exist. They’re called auxetics, and they have a raft of unique properties that make them well-suited for sneaker insoles, bomb-resilient buildings, car bumpers ...

Auxetics defy common sense, widening when stretched and narrowing when compressed. NIST researchers have now made the process of using them much easier. Such common-sense-defying materials do exist.