While space structures and robotic arms require lightweight actuation devices capable of repetitive movement, conventional ...

Researchers in Korea have unveiled a breakthrough in smart materials that could transform space, ...

Water striders are fascinating to watch, as they scoot across the water while supported by surface tension. Scientists have now built a tiny robotic version of the insect, which utilizes a ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Nanomuscle Inc. has tapped the properties of shape-memory alloys to yield small actuators that it believes could address a large applications niche between macroscopic motors and ...

Abstract: The return of commercial supersonic flight requires innovative solutions to be developed that meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight. To study such a possibility NASA is ...

Shape-memory metals, which can revert from one shape to a different one simply by being warmed or otherwise triggered, have been useful in a variety of applications, as actuators that can control the ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are ...