Paper helmets could be protecting the heads of cyclists in under 12 months according to one of their inventors, Thomas Gottelier. Paper Pulp Helmets are a type of cheap, disposable bicycle helmet made ...

A paper bicycle helmet that folds to the tenth of the size of a regular helmet has won a prestigious engineering prize for a female inventor. Isis Shiffer, 29, an industrial design student, won the ...

2013 may be the year of the bike-share in the U.S. (with the country’s biggest three cities all gearing up to deploy new programs), but cities still haven’t figured out a way to address an important ...

Bike sharing schemes have become a familiar feature in many major cities around the world. They are designed to help free up increasingly clogged urban roads and ease congestion on public transport ...

Whether or not these helmets will do the trick, it's a good time to get started the discussion of safety and bikeshares. Paper helmets could be protecting the heads of cyclists in under 12 months ...

One major complaint against bike shares, such as New York’s Citi Bike program, is that it’s just not safe to flood the city with bicyclists without requiring the use of helmets. Could inexpensive, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Paper may be part of the future of bike safety. Industrial designer Isis Shiffer was traveling overseas and taking advantage of the bike sharing systems in other countries when ...

Proof that innovation does not have to be expensive, this year’s Dyson Prize goes to American designer Isis Shiffer for her invention of the EcoHelmet, a foldable paper helmet that makes it easier for ...

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Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. The helmets are constructed out of a newspaper and water mixture that’s heated ...

Many cities around the world — from New York City to Buenos Aires — are investing more in bike share systems as a form of public transportation. But the bikes don't come with helmets, so riders must ...