Sports Science

Dreaming of science and spaceships

4 Feb 2012

Boys who are just out of high school often dream of sports, music, or whatever else their peers aspire to. But Amr Mohamed is different, because he thinks mostly about science.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ chin will turn red if he is concussed on Sunday

3 Feb 2012

The chin strap buttoned to the helmet of BenJarvus Green-Ellis will not be like everyone else's on Sunday. His will give him more of an R2-D2 look, flashing a green light most of the time, and maybe ‒ hopefully not, but maybe ‒ a red light sometimes, too. Green-Ellis will be outfitted with a special chin strap from Battle Sports Science , designed to monitor the impact that a player's head ...

The Science of Concussion and Brain Injury

3 Feb 2012

How medicine, sports and society are trying to heal and protect the brains of millions amidst the growing awareness of the long-lasting effects of traumatic head injury [More]