OTB Gadget Blog

There haven’t been a whole lot of ground breaking developments in motorcycle helmet design in the past few years, but the new ThermaHelm plans to change that.

After significant head trauma, the brain begins to swell and overheat, which is the primary cause of permanent brain damage.   Typical motorcycle helmets function as an insulator in this situation; trapping the heat in and making the situation much worse.

The new ThermaHelm contains chemical layers inside the shell that become activated during impact.  When the chemicals mix, a chemical reaction creates a cooling effect, cooling the bikers head, therefore preventing swelling and overheating.  I have not seen or heard any reports of the effectiveness of this helmet, but the concept is great and I hope it works as well as it sounds.


Source: ThermaHelm