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Engineering and design of a last mile novel helmet concept
Serra, G. F.; Fernandes, F. A. O.; Noronha, E.; Sousa, R. J. Alves deModern society witnessed a remarkable surge in urban mobility with the proliferation of micro-mobility sharing services. However, this transformation has also led to a worrisome increase in severe accidents and injured users. In addition, conventional helmets are significantly lacking in sustainability. This research investigates the feasibility and safety aspects of a novel bicycle helmet concept using cork as...
Shear thickening fluids in cork composites for impact mitigation: the role of f...
Oliveira, L.; Serra, G. F.; Gürgen, S.; Novais, R. M.; de Sousa, R. J. Alves; Fernandes, F. A. O.Cork composites have shown excellent potential in impact mitigating systems. Their sustainability greatly surpasses the currently used solutions. In addition, recent advances in developing cork composites with shear thickening fuids (STFs) have demonstrated exciting results for impact mitigation. This study explores diferent STF formulations based on polyethylene glycol (PEG), with a molecular weight of 400 g/m...