STORY: This prototype prosthetic foot is designed to simulate the anatomy of a real human foot. :: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Researchers think it could be a game-changer for people with limb ...

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The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

University of Tennessee provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. One of my favorite activities is going to the zoo where I live in Knoxville when it first opens and the animals are most ...

In a significant stride forward in the field of bio-inspired robotics, researchers have engineered artificial muscles powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These muscles, made from materials that ...

Our feet, marvels of evolutionary engineering with 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments, have become prisoners of modern footwear. This complex foundation that once ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...