Brain swelling is the immediate effect of head injury and it is a proved fact that the stopping of this effect can make the difference between life and death because of the pressure that the brain has to subdue when it meets the skull. This is precisely what paramedics are trying to prevent when applying a cold pack on the head of accident victims. So hearing about ThermaHelm having created the Brain Cooling Helmet, we started digging deeper into this potential life saving idea, only to find that the prototype stage is now completed and it should see production.

ThermaHelm’s Cooling Helmet works by storing separately gel or water and ammonium nitrate in a slim plastic packet positioned in the lining. During a serious crash, tiny spikes pierce through the separate compartments, causing the ammonium nitrate to mix with the gel or water, triggering an endothermic reaction that cools the brain, dramatically reducing the effects of the crash. Furthermore, it features an LED indicator that warns premature activation, small cameras that are able to record those crucial 60 seconds before a motorcycle crash, integrated Bluetooth headphones and fog-free visors. In other words, it brings helmets into the 21st century.

Press release and video are attached after the jump.

ThermaHelm Cooling Helmet can turn out to be a live saver [w/video] originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 26 November 2009 14:12 EST.

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Ardenti Films have come up with a very nice commercial for Scorpion helmets starring gorgeous fitness model Timea Majorova and Jett Schaeffer. Enjoy the video!

Timea Majorova starring in Scorpion helmets commercial originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:01 EST.

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Arai has started to take orders for the barely released Haga Monza replica RX-7 GP helmets. A number of 200 units of the Drudi Performance design helmets will be made and they’re sure few, considering that Noriyuki Haga worn this model during the fifth round of the 2009 Superbike World championship earlier this month. Haga came in second in the first race, but bad luck struck in the second race when the pilot hit a bird and crashed shortly after.

Exceeding both ECE 22.05 and the upcoming Snell M2010 standards, Arai’s RX-7 GP is one of the safest helmets out there and the shell is made of structural net composite (SNC).

Arai taking orders for Haga Monza limited edition helmet originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 21 May 2009 12:54 EST.

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The fans of Valentino Rossi are offered the possibility to create their own Rossi-like custom helmets on an AGV mini site that the helmet producer has put together specifically for this purpose. They wager on the fact that riders simply won’t abstain themselves and buy the self customized helmets featuring graphics of the helmet worn by Rossi during the Mugello 2008 GP race. Apart from that, there are also the plain white, black and silver GP-Tech schemes in the case that riders feel more inspired.

Put your face instead of Rossi's on AGV helmet originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 30 March 2009 16:04 EST.

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Icon has recently presented their promotional video for the Alliance Tyranny helmet and we simply can’t help noticing how professionally it is made.

The underground style ad that looks like it required thousands of dollars for production only is mostly addressed to stunt riders and those who wish to stand out through a unique style and attitude. It’s the best one we’ve seen so far!

Video: Icon Tyranny ad originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 27 March 2009 15:47 EST.

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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has come up with some unique creations the past weekend at the Paris Fashion Show. This fully functional motorcycle fur helmet is mink-covered and actually part of the designer’s winter 2010 ready-to-wear collection.

"Now everyone is on scooters, even chic women, so we had to do the helmet," said Lagerfeld who is currently working for Chanel and Fendi.

The fur helmets are also fitted with an iPod connection so they follow the industry’s trend with great accuracy and yet in a unique way. I just wonder what people are going to thing when seeing these things in traffic.

Fur-covered helmets unveiled at the Paris Fashion Show originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:57 EST.

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Artist designer Sebastian Errazuriz takes ordinary objects and transforms them into funny, unusual and sometimes inspiring works of art. Take this lego motorcycle helmet for example. With the simple replacement of the visor with an emoticon-like one and combining the striking red with glowing yellow, any normal person wearing the helmet instantly transforms into a lego biker. The leather jacket and jeans do help in this case, but the helmet is definitely the key.

Lego Motorcycle Helmet originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 6 February 2009 14:52 EST.

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