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Methanol-powered artificial muscles start to flex
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Category : Miscellaneous 0 comment
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Category : Miscellaneous 0 comment
Methanol-powered artificial muscles have been created by researchers aiming to create battery-free robotic limbs and prosthetics.
"One day you could find yourself sitting in a bar next to a humanoid robot, who is taking a shot of vodka to give himself the energy to go to work," jokes Ray Baughman, a nanotechnologist at the University of Texas at Dallas, US.
Read the complete story here. (New Scientist)
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