2009
August, 2009		The TSWG sponsored Personal Protective Equipment Conference, being held in Fort Lauderdale on 17-19 Nov. 2009, will offer exhibits, seminars and briefings on emerging technologies related to PPE.  As a participant, Biokinetics will be exhibiting the latest head and torso behind armour blunt trauma evaluation methods for ballistic armor.  Come see us at Booth #2.
May, 2009		The CANSEC exhibition showcases Canada's leading edge defence and security technologies.  Biokinetics will be presenting its Soldier Protection evaluation technologies at the Future Technology Watch pavilion as part of Defence R&D Canada (Booth FTW 011).
April, 2009		Head impacts in American football can be associated with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI).  While helmets have proven to offer great protective benefits, assessing protection from facial impacts is not well addressed by current safety standards.  With support from the NFL, a new headform has been developed to measure loads to the jaw allowing the effectiveness of facemasks and mouthguards on reducing MTBI to be assessed.  The biomechanical basis can be found in a recent paper: Craig MJ, Viano DC and Bir CA  "Jaw Loading Response of Current ATDs", SAE paper 2009-01-0388.