Shock tube test of an instrumented head surrogate
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Architected materials · Energy transmission · TBI protection

Move fast, protect what matters.

Cortex Dynamix designs, builds, and tests novel architected materials and structural systems that direct energy propagation through structural layers, engineered around your threat, your mission, and the individual. Born in traumatic brain injury prevention, proven with DARPA, built to serve the nation.

The technology

One building block.

A bio-inspired cellular architecture that directs energy propagation through structural layers: where it travels, how fast, and where it dissipates. Change the threat, the geometry re-optimizes; the underlying physics stays the same. That makes it portable across problems that look nothing alike.

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Architected materialsBio-inspired cellular structures that direct energy propagation through structural layers.
Predict and proveIn-house simulation, design, and validation, tested against blast, impact, and ballistic threats with our strategic partners.
Defense provenPhase I STTR complete; Phase II STTR under way with DARPA.
Beyond defense

Wherever energy moves.

Anywhere energy needs to be absorbed, redirected, or transmitted through a structure or material, the same design method applies. We tune it to your load, your environment, and your constraints.

Defense & first respondersBlast and impact protection for helmets and headborne systems.
Sports & recreationHead and body protection for athletes.
Automotive & transportationVibration damping for vehicles, seats, and mounts.
AerospaceLightweight shock isolation for payloads and structures.
Industrial equipmentVibration control for machinery and sensitive hardware.
InfrastructureTuned damping for structures under shock and vibration.
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Services

Two services. One validated loop.

Service 01 Multi-physics simulation & design Simulate, optimize, and digitally twin your system under impact, blast, and ballistic loading. Explore simulation → Service 02 Experimental testing & performance evaluation Instrumented shock tube, drop tower, and ballistic testing in temperature-controlled environments. Explore testing →
Track record

Proven under blast.

We took it from concept to validated feasibility on a DARPA STTR, on schedule and on budget, and won the follow-on Phase II to field-test a complete helmet system with UT Arlington, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and Team Wendy.

CurrentDARPA STTR Phase IIBio-inspired cellular helmet prototype2025–2027 → CompletedDARPA STTR Phase IFeasibility of the building block2024–2025 → ResearchPeer-reviewed recordPublished research behind our methodsRead →

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Advanced architected materials and structural systems for vibration mitigation and controlled energy transmission.

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