The Scientific American blog post titled “The Fall and Rise of the Dark Knight – the Difficulty of Batman’s Life While He Exists”, published July 19, 2012, discusses the science behind Batman with emphasis on improving the Bat suit to reduce injury. Dr. Peter Cripton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, provides expertise and input on a better helmet for the Batsuit based on his research and development of the Pro-Neck-Tor helmet, also featured in the post, linked here.
The post was also featured on the website of the International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD) Centre, here.