Nature is replete with slender filaments that bend and coil—from climbing grape vines, to folded proteins, to elephant trunks that can pick up a peanut but also take down a tree.

Researchers developed 3D printed, muscle-inspired magnetic actuators that push, pull, crawl, and grasp. The research paper describes a family of soft actuators that convert applied magnetic fields ...

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Soft robots have long promised something rigid machines cannot easily deliver. They offer the ability to bend, flex, and handle the messy unpredictability of the real world. However, there has been a ...

It targets underdeveloped parts of your biceps and forces better form ...

ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY. WAVERLE. MELISSA, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, SAMANTHA, THANK YOU. RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN ARE DEVELOPING AN ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE. WELL, THEY SAY CAN WORK BOTH ...

Building your butt muscles will help you stay injury-free and independent in midlife and beyond. Building your butt muscles will help you stay injury-free and independent in midlife and beyond. Credit ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

While 2026 has been an objectively terrible year for humans thus far, it’s turning out—for better or worse—to be a banner year for robots. (Robots that are not Tesla’s Optimus thingamajig, anyway.) ...

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling ...

Jake Zhang’s vision for the future of men’s sportswear includes lots of form-fitting fabrics, exposed skin and 3D briefs. The out up-and-coming fashion designer has been turning heads with his ...

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...