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3D-printed synthetic soft muscle can lift 1000x its weight

20-Sep-2017

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Artificial muscle is three times stronger than natural muscle.

"The new actuator can be shaped and reshaped a thousand ways."

Used a silicone rubber matrix with ethanol micro-bubbles.

The study was published in the Nature Communications journal.

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Columbia Engineering

One of the top engineering schools in the US and one of the oldest in the nation

Hod Lipson

Professor at Columbia University, Researcher in Robotics, AI, Digital Design and Manufacturing.

Nature Communications

Journal covering all topics in physics, chemistry, and biology

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