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March 28th, 2006

Nanotechnology bulks up artificial muscles

Abstract:
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas, US, and Pusan National University in Korea have made two types of artificial muscle based on nanotechnology. The muscles convert chemical energy to mechanical energy and could have applications in robotics.

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