Impact Detection Technologies

30/03/2016

Putting the last touches to our final Masters presentation to the University of Strathclyde tomorrow!

17/03/2016

Today we presented our project to global engineering firm Frazer-Nash Consultancy in their Glasgow office. It gave us a great opportunity to practice ahead of our final Masters presentation and answer questions from professional engineers. We'd like to thank everyone at the Glasgow office for providing this fantastic opportunity, giving us their time and asking some fantastic questions which will only benefit our project going forward.

16/03/2016

Don't believe everything you read on the internet!

Patients get a lot of crazy ideas for health remedies from seemingly reliable sources without a scintilla of scientific proof. Is it your job to research the facts to disprove every unproven claim?

16/03/2016

The Scottish fly-half will be assessed daily before being allowed to play in next weekend's game against Ireland thanks to rugby's new return-to-play protocol.

11/03/2016

He continued playing after a clash of heads but was eventually substituted after losing his vision. He missed the next two matches while in recovery.

Burnley defender Michael Keane says he believed it was 1996 and had "no memory" of the previous week after suffering from concussion.

09/03/2016

Pop Warner, USA's largest youth football league, has settled its first concussion related lawsuit. A former player committed su***de after developing dementia caused by brain injuries while playing in the league since age 11.

Joseph Chernach's (pictured) mother claimed that her son’s su***de was the result of dementia and deep despair caused by brain injuries suffered while playing youth football.

21/02/2016

Former Celtic player, Paul Lambert, discussing an incident when he finished a game after receiving a concussion only to be rushed to hospital after the final whistle.

Former Celtic midfielder Paul Lambert on his experiences of concussion in football

19/02/2016

Premier League defender Andy Wilkinson today retired due a concussion he received last year when a ball struck his temple during and FA Cup game. After serving his club, Stoke City, for 14 years, they are arranging a testimonial for him of which profits will be donated to local charities and concussion research.

Former Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson has been forced to retire after failing to recover from a concussion injury suffered over a year ago.

18/02/2016

The new Will Smith film is getting people talking about the severe effects caused by multiple concussions, including memory loss, behavioural changes and dementia. Read this article to learn more!

There is a lot we don't understand about the impact of head injuries in sport, but a new Hollywood film called Concussion, starring Will Smith, may be about to change all that.

28/01/2016

An interesting read on tackling the same issues that our project is based around...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35426092

New technology to rapidly detect risk of concussion in American Footballers is being pioneered at Stanford University.

24/01/2016

After a long process of editing and redrafting, on Friday we finally submitted our Masters thesis to the University of Strathclyde! Preparations will now begin for our final presentation scheduled for March.

04/01/2016

Looking forward to this one!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6hPdC41RM

Tell the truth. This December watch Will Smith transform into Dr. Bennet Omalu. Join the discussion at www.concussion-movie.com www.facebook.com/...