THIS PROJECT PROPOSAL AIMS AT THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW IMPACT PROTECTION DEVICES IN SPORT, A TECHNOLOGY SECTOR OF GREAT INTEREST, ON WHICH MORE RECENTLY ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND REGULATORY EFFORTS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED AS A RESULT OF EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTS OF GAMBLING IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH IN THE MEDIUM AND LONG TERM. CURRENTLY REALISED THROUGH A COMPLEX STRATIFIED MATERIAL SYSTEM COMPRISING, AMONG OTHERS, A RIGID LAYER COUPLED WITH A SLIPPERY (SOFT) FOAM LAYER, THESE DEVICES ARE OFTEN BULKY, COSTLY AND INSUFFICIENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION, WITH OFTEN TRAUMATIC CONSEQUENCES.