Artificial mouth mimics human tongue movements to understand oral processing of soft foods
3D image of the in vitro system: the tongue moves thanks to 3 inflatable and deflatable cavities. Credit: INRAE – ...
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Using Turing models to improve soft pneumatic technology
Top: Optimized heat-sealed Turing pattern design. Bottom: optimized embroidered Turing pattern. Credit: Masato Tanaka et al/Scientific reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69450-z. According ...
Combining soft artificial muscles with a rigid, magnetic exoskeleton to create building blocks for versatile robots
HEXEL modules snap together to form a long-stroke muscle and multimodal network. Credit: Zachary Yoder / MPI-IS Ellen Rumley / ...
Magnetically Driven Soft Robot Performs High-Speed Jumps
Image showing the proposed bistable flexible rider and its fabrication. Credit: Tang et al. (Scientific robotics2024). Many animal species, from ...
Financial Times: US economy heading for soft landing | Economy
The US economy is heading for a soft landing, with expansion in place while inflation falls back to the Federal ...
Ultra-thin multimodal soft robots can explore narrow spaces for inspection and maintenance
Thin-Soft Robot (TS-Robot) concepts for potential applications. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50598-1 Researchers from the University of Nottingham's Rolls-Royce ...
FiBa Transformative Soft Actuators Pave the Way for Future Soft Robotics
FiBa soft gripper mounted on a DJI quadcopter, demonstrating its improved ability to safely perch on a branch. Credit: SUTD ...
Traders: Algeria tenders soft wheat for shipment to two ports | Economy
European traders said on Sunday that Algeria's state grains agency OAIC had issued an international tender to buy soft milling ...
Paleontological analysis shows renowned fossil appears to show soft tissue preservation is actually just paint.
Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931 and was considered an important specimen for understanding the early ...
Are shape-shifting “soft machines” in our future? Scientists develop light-sensitive material
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and their collaborators have created a new responsive material called a liquid crystal elastomer, ...
