Fishing Line And Thread Turned Into Artificial Muscle
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 05:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have used fishing line fiber and sewing thread to create inexpensive artificial muscles. The inexpensive, artificial muscles generate far more force and power than human or animal muscles of the same size and could be used in medical devices, humanoid robots, prosthetic limbs, or woven into fabrics. "In terms of the strength and power of the artificial muscle, we found that it can quickly lift weights 100 times heavier than a same-sized human muscle can, in a single contraction," says University of British Columbia Electrical and Computer Engineering professor John Madden. "It also has a higher power output for its weight than that of an automobile combustion engine." read more