This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Discover how Allonic is revolutionizing robotics with their unique 3D Tissue Braiding process for compliant robot design.

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound.

Scientists have discovered a coral mechanism that could help engineers design robots able to adjust their strength and ...

Study investigated the structure-property relationship of the coral’s sclerite-based biological granular jamming system.

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its flexible arms stiffen, like ...

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its ...

In a new paper in Science, experts from the University of Chicago describe steps that took place some 66 million years ago to ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

When someone stops breathing, the clock starts ticking. First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe. This process ...

Police in Green Township are investigating after “skeletal remains” were found in a wooded area near La Salle High School.Police said officers were called to North Bend Road at Sprucewood Drive for a ...