Crash helmet changes colour to indicate brain injury

Scientists are developing crash helmets that change colour when the wearer suffers a brain injury.

Crash helmet changes colour to indicate brain injury

They have produced a material that contains opal-like polymer crystals, which produce different colours according to how hard they are hit.

They hope the crystals will be incorporated into head gear to provide an immediate indication of trauma after a violent impact.

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