There’s much more to a backpack than color, style and a logo. An ill-fitting backpack can cause damage to children, some even end up in the emergency room according to experts. After 46 years, a ...

Carrying heavy loads could become easier thanks to a new ergonomic backpack that uses bungee cords to take the strain off the shoulders and joints, scientists said on Wednesday. The cords suspend the ...

Penn researchers have announced details for a suspended-load ergonomic backpack that reduces the force of a backpack's load on the wearer by 86 percent, allowing wearers to run far more comfortably ...

MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—An MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) biomechanics expert has invented an ergonomic backpack that uses rubber bands to reduce the effects of heavy loads on shoulders and joints and ...

Wearing a big, heavy backpack can get pretty tiring. That's why scientists have developed a pack that's not only claimed to lighten the load on the wearer, but that also uses the motion of that load ...

A prototype backpack gathers energy from walking and uses it to power small electronics, while making loads feel lighter. (Photo via Courthouse News courtesy of ACS Nano 2021) In addition to charging ...

You may not have noticed but Sept. 19 was National School Backpack Awareness Day. The American Occupational Therapy Association, of which I am a member, is at the forefront in educating schools and ...

PHILADELPHIA – Old Saint Nick might very well be able to run from rooftop to rooftop without reindeer this year, if only he carried toys in a backpack like the one developed by biologists at the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using elastic cords to suspend a backpack from a rigid frame reduces the energy needed to carry the load, easing the stress on shoulders and joints, its developer reports ...