Physics and TBI

The physics of explosives and blast helmets 11/25/08. Of all the threats facing U.S. soldiers in combat, among the most dangerous are roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices. At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics this week in San Antonio, Naval Research Laboratory scientist David Mott is presenting research aimed at predicting the risk of traumatic brain injury for US soldiers and other people who are wounded by improvised explosive devices. American Institute of Physics via Eurekalert!