Company continues expansion in French market with new contract, confirming interest from world of professional and top-level sport in currently unrivalled on-field technology LIÈGE, Belgium, Nov. 21, ...

Bioengineers have developed a mechanically active adhesive named MAGENTA, which functions as a soft robotic device able to extend and contract muscles from the outside. In an animal model, MAGENTA ...

Researchers have discovered that a protein called B1N1 is necessary for the heart to contract. The findings shed light not only on what makes a heart beat but also on heart failure, a disease where ...

A synthetic optoelectronic synapse between an artificial neuron and muscle. (Courtesy: Yeongjun Lee) Researchers in Korea and the US have engineered a light-activated synthetic synapse that enables an ...

What do people mean when they talk about isometric, concentric and eccentric muscle contractions. My physio said something like this, and I was just curious. Very briefly, an isometric contraction ...