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Featured in artificial muscles

By Feb 15, 2016
Health

3D Bioprinter Creates Bone, Muscle–And Cartilage For This Ear

Almost good enough to be transplanted into humans
By Apr 1, 2014
Science

Self-Healing Muscles Grown In Lab, Implanted In Mice

The muscles also fluoresce when they contract.
By Nov 16, 2012
Technology

Nanotube Yarn Infused With Wax Makes Incredibly Strong Artificial Muscles

Yarn muscles could launch catapults, power intelligent textiles, and help robots move more weight.
By Mar 17, 2011
Technology

Video: Jelly-Like Artificial Muscles Improve Robotic Flexibility With Rotary Motion

Replacing some of the nuts and bolts in robots’ bodies with stretchy artificial muscles would allow them to be more...
By Jan 13, 2011
Science

In Flesh-Engineering Breakthrough, Lab-Grown Tissue Can Finally Grow Its Own Blood Vessels

Tissue engineers have come a long way in recent years, fabricating human tissue Lego blocks, artificial kidney cells, sight-restoring bio-synthetic...
By Nov 16, 2010
Science

Microthreads Enhanced With Human Cells Help Mice Grow New Muscle

Future stitches could be made out of your own muscle cells, ensuring proper re-growth of injured muscle tissues. Researchers in...
By May 6, 2010
Science

Using Artificial Proteins, Engineers Create a Biomaterial that Mimics Muscle Elasticity

In a breakthrough that could lead to significant advances in materials science and tissue engineering, researchers at the U. of...
By May 10, 2007
Science

The Desktop Factory

Roboticist Hod Lipson wants you to stop shopping and use his portable 3-D printer to make your own stuff
By Aug 3, 2005
Science

Girl vs. Robots: The Arm-Wresting Match

In the first-ever public test of artificial muscle, in March a high-school girl arm-wrestled three devices powered by the material....
Aug 2, 2005
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The Future of the Body – Index

The body, Diagnosis, Brain Power, Reproduction, The Medicine Cabinet, Strength, Healing & Evolution . . .