Hard and heavy is not actually better to avoid traumatic brain injury playing football. The Apache helmet shows why.

The entire helmet is 3D printed as one piece using a semi-transparent PLA filament with NeoPixel strips (144 pixel per meter) laid inside. It takes about 3 days to complete the printing job ...

who helped to scan Niblett’s head and create a 3D image. Then they had to create something that would be between a football helmet and a skull cap. After several iterations, on July 15 ...

The Apache Pro is equipped with the next-gen 3D printed pods for maximum impact ... for players and is designed to be the lightest football helmet on the market, improving player performance ...