The artificial muscles developed through this advancement exhibit extraordinary adaptability, modifying their stiffness by up to 2,700 times and achieving more than eightfold increases in softness.

A team of researchers has developed innovative artificial muscle fibers that can produce and store energy. These fibers mimic real muscles and could transform industries such as advanced textiles, ...

The team utilized molecular design to synthesize the artificial muscle through block copolymerization of biocompatible perfluoropolyether (PFPE) and polycaprolactone diol (PCL). By precisely ...

(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 ...

Scientists have built an artificial motor capable of mimicking the natural mechanisms that power life. Just like the proteins ...

A research team led by Senior Researcher Sangkyoo Lim has successfully developed biomass-based shape memory polymer fibers capable of simultaneously producing and storing energy. - These artificial ...

This unique property makes them ideal candidates for creating artificial muscles and actuators that can mimic biological functions. Recent research has focused on developing various types of EAPs ...

“The field of soft robotics hadn’t even been born when I started researching artificial muscle technology in 2004,” he says. “But now, we have collaborators in Japanese industries looking ...

The investigators found that patients with artificial hearts regenerated muscle cells at more than six times the rate of healthy hearts. A research team at the University of Arizona College of ...