![Coiled Nylon Creates Artificial Muscle Threads [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/UT-muscle-thread.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | September 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
From robotics to prosthetics, creating materials that mimic the actions of human muscle tissue are in great demand. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that creates threads that can contract on demand, which could open the door...
by Alfred Poor | July 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
“Give a kid a hammer, and the whole world looks like a nail.” It’s natural to try to solve problems using familiar tools, which explains why engineers turn to gears and pulleys and wheels and hinges when trying to create a robot that simulates human...
![Plastic Foam for Body Parts [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/11/Cornell-foam-heart.jpg?resize=600%2C272)
by Alfred Poor | November 2, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Researchers at Cornell University have a new polymer foam with characteristics that can be useful when making prosthetic devices or replacement organs such as a functioning heart. One feature is that the material can be poured into molds to create items of a...
