SportTechie · Jul 13, 2018
NFL’s HeadHealthTech Winners Include Corsair’s Textile-Based Helmet Liner
Corsair Innovations' textile-based helmet padding. (Courtesy of Corsair)A textile-based helmet liner, an impact-reducing field surface, and a safer face mask were announced as the latest winners of the NFL’s annual HeadHealthTech Challenge on Thursday.
Corsair Innovations, which is developing the Fiber Energy Absorbing Material (FEAM) textile material for helmets, received a $168,504 grant, artificial turf manufacturer FieldTurf was given $195,000, and Mississippi State startup Yobel Technologies was awarded $20,000 to test its research on energy-absorbent face masks.