Barry Miller, director of business and outreach development in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, adjusts a safety helmet on a test rig. Credit: Amber Yost for Virginia Tech Thirteen years after releasing the first independent safety ratings for varsity football helmets, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is expanding beyond the field of athletics. This summer, researchers will begin an 18-month study to develop the first ratings system for safety helmets, also commonly referred to as hard hats or construction helmets. The ratings system will join the nine sports the lab Read More