BLACKSBURG, Va., April 14 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
At the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, researchers have been studying the science of impacts and brain injuries across a wide range of sports and physical activities since 2011.
Their bike helmet ratings have become the industry gold standard and their football ratings have led to rapid development of new and improved helmet technology. They've even expanded into testing for construction helmets, based on many of the same principles.But the source of one sport's brain trauma had eluded them so far: baseball.
By examining data shared by Major League Baseball about pitch characteristics, ball speed, video, and foul tip impact to ca...