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Motorcycle crashes into road barriers: The role of stability and different types of barriers for injury outcome - Rizzi M, Strandroth J, Sternlund S, Tingvall C, Fildes BN.
This research focused on motorcycle crashes into road barriers and addressed two research questions: the first to assess if injury risk for motorcyclists is affected by collisions with different types of barriers, and the second, to examine if injury outco...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Head-on collisions between passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles: Injury risk functions and benefits of autonomous emergency braking - Strandroth J, Rizzi M, Kullgren A, Tingvall C.
This study focuses on frontal crashes between passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles (HGV) in Sweden. The objectives are to estimate how risk for moderate and severe injuries (MAIS2+) for passenger car occupants correlates with change of velocity (delta v...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Frontal pole impacts - Morgan RM, Cui C, Marzougui D, Digges KH, Cao L, Kan CD.
Based on past findings that the between-rail frontal crash has a higher trauma risk than either the full-engagement or 40% offset crash, this study investigated those three crashes with laboratory tests and finite element simulations. The focus was on thes...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Fracture tolerance related to skeletal development and aging throughout life: 3-point bending of human femurs - Forman JL, De Dios EDP, Symeonidis I, Duart J, Kerrigan JR, Salzar RS, Balasubramanian S, Segui-Gomez M, Kent RW.
This study investigated the mechanical factors contributing to changes in fracture tolerance of the femur throughout skeletal development, maturity and advanced age. A database was compiled from the literature describing dynamic three-point bending toleran...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Experimental characterisation of neural tissue at collision speeds - Rashid B, Destrade M, Gilchrist MD.
Mechanical characterization of brain tissue at high loading velocities is particularly important for modelling Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). During severe impact conditions, brain tissue experiences a mixture of compression, tension and shear. Diffuse axon...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Examination of human body mass influence on pedestrian pelvis injury prediction using a human FE model - Gunji Y, Okamoto M, Takahashi Y.
This research examined the influence of the change of the mass of each part of a human body on pelvis injury using the compression between the right and left acetabulum of the human FE model, which was identified as the best predictor of pubic rami fractur...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Evaluation of occupant response and injury metrics for pole crash scenarios - Lockhart PA, Cronin DS.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Effects of pre-impact swerving/steering on physical motion of the volunteer in the low-speed side-impact sled test - Ejima S, Ito D, Satou F, Mikami K, Ono K, Kaneoka K, Shiina I.
In order to simulate the actual pre-crash condition of a car that occurs when the drivers avoid an accident in an emergency situation, low-speed lateral sled tests on human volunteers were conducted using a sled-mounted rigid seat. It was observed that whe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Effectiveness of rollover-activated side curtain airbags in reducing fatalities in rollovers - Padmanaban J, Fitzgerald M.
This study uses U.S. field data to evaluate the effectiveness of rollover-activated side curtain airbags in reducing fatalities in rollover crashes. Rollover-activated side curtain airbags are designed to supplement seat belts in reducing risk of ejection ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Effect of pedestrian buck contact area and force-deflection property on pedestrian pelvis and lower limb injuries - Ikeda M, Suzuki S, Takahashi Y, Oda S, Fredriksson R, Pipkorn B.
In order to develop requirements for designing a pedestrian buck, this study conducted two parametric studies that investigated the effect of the vehicle stiffness characteristics and the area of contact between the pedestrian pelvis and lower limb and a v...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Dynamic tensile properties of human skin - Gallagher AJ, Ni Anniadh A, Bruyere K, Ottenio M, Xie H, Gilchrist MD.
The mechanical properties of skin are important for a number of applications including surgery, dermatology, impact biomechanics and forensic science. Studies have shown that the anisotropic effects of skin have been linked to sample orientation with respe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Development of a constitutive model for brain tissue under multiaxial loading - Shafieian M, Laksari K, Darvish K, Crandall J.
Material properties of brain tissue have been characterized under different modes of loading; however it has been shown that a constitutive model developed under one mode of loading (e.g. shear) may not necessarily predict the behavior of the tissue under ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Development and validation of a generic universal vehicle front buck and a demonstration of its use to evaluate a hood leading edge bag for pedestrian protection - Pipkorn B, Fredriksson R, Oda S, Takahashi Y, Suzuki S, Ericsson M.
A mathematical finite element model of a universal generic buck corresponding to a passenger vehicle front was improved, validated and used. The buck was refined based on a combination of human body model and rigid impactor simulations. The vehicle front g...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Development and validation of a bicycle helmet: Assessment of head injury risk under standard impact conditions - Milne G, Deck C, Bourdet N, Carreira RP, Allinne Q, Willinger R.
Although cycling may be attractive for both economic and environmental reasons, cyclists are extremely vulnerable road users and subjected to falls or collisions with cars. This present research attempts to understand the degree of protection offered by a ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Design of an airbag system to prevent the ejection of forklift truck drivers in case of tip-over - Rebelle J.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Design implications for improving an anthropomorphic test device based on human body simulations - Brolin K, Mendoza-vazquez M, Song E, Lecuyer E, Davidsson J.
To evaluate new restraint systems more advanced test tools are required. To guide the design of an Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) torso, simulations were performed with the LS-DYNA and RADIOSS codes using two human body models: an improved Total HUman M...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Definition of a standardized skin penetration surrogate for blunt impacts - Papy A, Robbe C, Nsiampa N, Oukara A, Goffin J.
This paper's goal is to present a surrogate to assess potential skin penetration of blunt impact nonlethal projectiles as a basis for a future NATO standard. The proposed surrogate is made of natural chamois, closed-cell foam and ballistic gelatin. Skin pe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Cyclist kinematics in car impacts reconstructed in simulations and full scale testing with polar dummy - Van Schijndel M, De Hair S, Rodarius C, Fredriksson R.
For the development of effective vehicle-related safety solutions to improve cyclist and pedestrian protection, essential information on impact locations, impact situations and cyclist and pedestrian kinematics in impacts with passenger cars is fundamental...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Basic comparison of the injury risk of a male and female dummy model in rear impact collisions - Gutsche A, Tomasch E, Sinz W, Cerrillo X, Levallois I, Schmitt KU, Weber T, Steffan H.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Application of the human thorax FE model in passive restraint assessment - Gierczycka-zbrozek D.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Application of a detailed thorax model to investigate behind armour blunt trauma - Cronin DS.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Analysis of cervical spine injuries and mechanisms for CIREN rollover crashes - Foster JB, Kerrigan JR, Nightingale RW, Funk JR, Cormier JM, Bose D, Sochor MR, Ridella SA, Ash JH, Crandall J.
Associated mechanisms of injuries sustained by rollover-involved occupants are absent from the existing literature, which restricts the applicability of existing studies on cervical spine injury tolerance in the development of injury criteria for rollover-...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Age-related differences in AIS 3+ crash injury risk, types, causation and mechanisms - Ridella SA, Rupp JD, Poland K.
Data from the National Automotive Sampling System-Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS) and the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) cases were analyzed to (1) define how occupant age affects crash exposure and the risk of AIS 3+ injury and (...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Advanced accident research system with the medical and engineering network in Japan - Ono K, Takayama S, Mikami K, Ejima S, Mashiko K, Kono M, Ohashi H.
The improvement of vehicle safety is not the only concern essential for the reduction of road accident casualties and injuries; immediate medical care, such as emergency medical treatment at the scene of road accidents is also necessary. Current research r...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

A study of kinematics of adult pedestrian and head impact conditions in case of passenger car collisions based on real world accident data - Peng Y, Deck C, Yang J, Otte D, Willinger R.
The aim of this study is to study the kinematics of adult pedestrians and assess head injury risks based on real-world accidents. A total of 43 passenger car versus pedestrian accidents were selected from accident databases for simulation study. According ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

A standing vehicle occupant is likely to sustain a more severe injury than one who has flexed knees in an under-vehicle explosion: A cadaveric study - Masouros SD, Newell N, Bonner TJ, Ramasamy A, Hill AM, West ATH, Clasper JC, Bull AMJ.
The lower limb of military vehicle occupants has been the most injured body part due to undervehicle explosions in recent conflicts. Understanding the injury mechanism and causality of injury severity could aid in developing better protection. Therefore, w...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Savanna study highlights African fuelwood crisis
(Institute of Physics) The dwindling reserves of fuelwood in Africa have been illuminated in a new study published today, which shows a bleak outlook for supplies across savannas in South Africa.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act: Management and Oversight of the NNSA
Source: Science Policy News - FYI - The American Institute of Physics - January 16, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation
Theoretical physicists have shown that quantum law of 'entanglement' may hold the key to eventual teleportation of quantum information. Now, for the first time, researchers have worked out how entanglement could be 'recycled' to increase the efficiency of these connections. The result could conceivably take us a step closer to sci-fi style teleportation in the future, although this research is purely theoretical in nature.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Fires ravage Siding Spring Observatory
Site closed for two weeks until full assessments are made
Source: PhysicsWeb News - January 16, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Vulcan Laser Focuses On Electron Acceleration Experiments
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 16, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

How many dominos will topple a cathedral tower?
Theoretical study inspired by science quiz
Source: PhysicsWeb News - January 16, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act: Science and Technology Funding
Source: Science Policy News - FYI - The American Institute of Physics - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Brian Easlea obituary
My former mentor Brian Easlea, who has died aged 76, was an internationalist, a teacher and an advocate for a better world, whose scholarly and groundbreaking work was influential in many countries all over the world.Born in the village of Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast, Brian had an eye for detail that made him an avid birdwatcher. As a young man he gained BSc and PhD degrees in mathematical physics from University College London, studied under the Nobel prizewinner Niels Bohr as a postgraduate and, in the early 1960s, studied and lectured, first at Bohr's world-renowned Institute for Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 15, 2013 Category: Science Tags: University of Sussex Birdwatching Obituaries guardian.co.uk Physics Education Science From the Guardian Source Type: news

Self-repairing Nano-composite Lubricant Additive(for P.E)
The additive is applicable for the fields of civil/military/aerospace/aviation/industry/marine and all kinds of engines.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Self-repairing Nano-composite Lubricant Additive(for D.E)
The additive significantly improves lubricant’s functional properties such as anti-wear, anti-friction, anti-extreme-pressure, sealing, anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Self-repairing Nano-composite Lubricant Additive(for motor)
the additive significantly improves lubricant’s functional properties such as anti-wear, anti-friction, anti-extreme-pressure, sealing, anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Self-repairing Nano-composite Lubricant(for cars)
We have complete series of lubricants, which can satisfy the lubricating needs of aviation/aerospace, military equipments, ships, industrial machineries, and all kinds of vehicles.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Self-repairing Nano-composite grease(for industry)
the additive will help clean the carbon deposits, separate sludge from lubricant or grease, and improve the lubricant/grease’s antioxygenic and corrosion-resistant properties.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano Zinc Powder
Packed in 50g,100g,250g,500g,1kg or as required by Customers
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano copper powder
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano tin powder
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano cobalt powder
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano iron particle
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nano silver powder
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Radiation hardened camera
Radiation hardened CID (Charge Injection Device) based cameras for inspection in radiation environments, and are capable of imaging in high radiation environment.
Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Nanoantenna array steers light
New structures could be used to make 3D holography displays
Source: PhysicsWeb News - January 15, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news

Technology for imaging can be for treatment too, but where’s the line between them?
On any given day thousands of patients around the world—children and adults—will get an x-ray. What they probably won’t think about while sitting on the table wearing one of those lead aprons, though, is how at that moment the same technology being used to take a picture of their arm or leg or skull is also helping an oncologist treat a cancer patient’s tumor. X-rays—rather, the radiation used to take an x-ray—are just one example of how many of the energies used to take pictures of the body can also have direct treatment applications. Sometimes the same radiation that takes an x-ray picture is used to ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: All posts Kids' safety Research Alliance for Radiation Protection in Pediatric Imaging Department of Radiology pediatric radiation imaging Source Type: news

Specialised Imaging Reports On Success of Video Projectile Tracking System
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Source: PhysicsWeb Products and Press - January 14, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news