Friday, August 14, 2009

Nanotube Based Super Muscles

Pretty incredible stuff - very lightweight and stronger than steel, but can expand and contract incredibly fast when a current is applied, generating "30 times as much force as natural muscle".

Bionics, here we come! Full story here on Discover.

More about Nanotubes: 9 Ways Carbon Nanotubes Just Might Rock the World

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