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Meet the Disposable Bike Helmet of the Future: It Fits in Your Pocket

One design student has a solution for safer bike riding: A recyclable, foldable helmet that could be sold in vending machines.
The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.
The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.Dyson

With bike share programs on the rise across the United States, one college student has invented a solution she hopes will encourage safer riding: A recyclable, foldable helmet that could be sold in vending machines.

Isis Shiffer, an industrial design student at the Pratt Institute in New York City, was announced as winner of the U.S. James Dyson Award on Thursday for her EcoHelmet invention.

The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.
The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.Dyson

The recyclable, foldable helmet is so compact, Shiffer envisions it in vending machines, allowing people to purchase a helmet, put it on their head, clip the straps and pedal to their destination.

The helmet is made from waterproofed recycled paper, allowing it to hold up in inclement weather. Its radial honeycomb pattern allows the helmet to absorb blows from any direction — the same way polystyrene, the material lining many helmets, would function — according to a release from the James Dyson Foundation.

The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.
The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.Dyson

Shiffer will be award $3,500 for her design and will get to compete at the international level. The James Dyson Award is named for the British entrepreneur and encourages students to "design something that solves a problem."

The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.
The EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet designed to fit in vending machines. Isis Shiffer, the designer of the EcoHelemet, won the U.S. James Dyson Award. The annual award calls on students to create something that will help solve a problem. The EcoHelmet is mate from waterproof recycled paper and has a radial honeycomb pattern designed to absorb shock. Users can unfold it, put it on, clip the straps and be on their way.Dyson

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