These lab-grown patches or heart tissues are created from another person's stem cells. They are then grafted onto beating ...

A surprising number of women fail to consume enough protein on a daily basis. Adding a high-quality protein powder to your ...

Fitness enthusiasts and athletes, have you overexerted your muscles lately? Are they injured or dealing with chronic issues that have stalled your routine? You’re eager to stay active but feel stuck.

Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram ...

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to ...

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Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Artificial motors have been developed to mimic muscle proteins, converting chemical energy into mechanical work. These nanoscale rotary motors, embedded in ...

Soft and semi-soft exoskeletons and exosuits exhibit both compliance and comfort, and offer the potential to provide practical and widely-adopted assistance. Soft pneumatic muscles have been explored ...

In this study, we developed a pig tongue soft robot that focuses on replicating the intrinsic muscles using thin McKibben artificial muscles, silicone rubber, and gel. We began by performing ...

(A) A summary plot illustrating the elastic modulus range of the artificial muscle compared to representative biological tissues, highlighting the biomimetic mechanical properties of the ...

If only we had artificial muscles. Artificial muscles are, by generally accepted definition, a device or material that can reversibly change its shape as a response to an external stimulus.