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CU Denver creating lab to test outdoors gear in partnership with Outside Inc.

Students will get hands-on experience by testing skiing, running and hiking gear using highly sophisticated machinery

A custom-designed impact-testing device at the University of Colorado Denver has been used to test football helmets under an NFL contract, but it can and will be used to test ski and bike helmets at the newly created Outside Lab at CU Denver, a partnership between the university and Outside Interactive Inc. to test outdoors gear. The partnership has received a state grant of $200,000 to acquire additional testing equipment. (Provided by University of Colorado Denver)
A custom-designed impact-testing device at the University of Colorado Denver has been used to test football helmets under an NFL contract, but it can and will be used to test ski and bike helmets at the newly created Outside Lab at CU Denver, a partnership between the university and Outside Interactive Inc. to test outdoors gear. The partnership has received a state grant of $200,000 to acquire additional testing equipment. (Provided by University of Colorado Denver)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Officially called The Outside Lab at CU Denver, its mission will be to provide a space where faculty, students, Outside editors and entrepreneurs in the outdoors industry can test skiing, running, hiking gear and other outdoors equipment using highly sophisticated machinery.
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