Want to know more about visco memory foam mattress?
Thursday, July 26th, 2007A visco memory foam mattress gets it’s name from the visco-elastic material developed for NASA in the early 1970’s in conjunction with the space program.
The astronauts in the space program were facing incredible g-forces, at take-off and re-entry, and the materials that were available, at that time, weren’t sufficient to cushion their bodies.
Of course, they weren’t looking for a memory foam mattress, they needed seating that was more like a big, overstuffed recliner.
Visco memory foam was developed from foam that had some unique characteristics, such as being open celled and able to return to their original shape and resiliency after being compressed. (more…)