Caccese speaks with WABI about concussion testing at AMC
Vince Caccese, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about concussion testing being conducted at the Advanced Biomechanics Lab for Injury Reduction and Rehabilitation in UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). UMaine researchers, including Caccese, are testing shock-absorbing material Winthrop-based company Alba-Technic developed to shield the brain from injury. The company is one of five winners to garner a $250,000 prize in the Head Health Challenge III and advance to compete for the $500,000 grand prize. The challenge is a collaboration of the NFL, Under Armour, GE and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. “If you have a collision sport, you’re probably never going to take all the concussions out of the games, but if you can minimize them to a great extend, that would be very helpful,” Caccese said.