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Last night in Kangaroo Land (Australia), the top prize was given out on the ABC show “The New Inventors” to a physicist looking for a way to curb brain injury or death to motorcycle and bicycle riders. Dr. Morgan designed the cone head to absorb a greater part of the impact in an accident and ultimately save lives.

“It’s in five segments, and the reason for that is to take into account the different strengths or thicknesses of the skull,” Mr Morgan said. “For example, softer foam needs to be around vital areas of the skull like the temple region, and the outer layer adds strength to the helmet liner itself.”

The idea came to him 20 years ago while he participated in a research project dealing with road safety.

We were able to find a video of his invention from the network’s website.