Super-Strong Carbon Nanotube Muscles

clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk New 'muscle gel' that's tougher than steel could help scientists create super-strength robots Muscle-flexing robots with superhuman strength could become a reality thanks to a new expanding material that is stronger than steel. Scientists have created a gel that acts like muscle when charged with electricity but is far more powerful. The 'aerogel' is almost as light as air, as stretchy as rubber, and stiffer than steel by weight. A scene from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The new 'aerogel' could help create a new generation of super-strength robots clipped from www.cbc.ca It may be light as air, but new artificial muscle is no wuss At left is the artificial muscle with no voltage applied. When a voltage is applied, the material expands in width, as shown in the middle (room temperature) and right (high temperature) images. clipped from blog.wired.com Carbon Nanotube Muscles Strong as Diamond, Flexible as Rubber clipped from www.youtube.com Carbon Nanotube Muscle #1 clipped from www.youtube.com Carbon Nanotube Muscle #2 clipped from www.youtube.com Carbon Nanotube Muscle #3 clipped from www.youtube.com Carbon Nanotube Muscle #4 clipped from nanotech.utdallas.edu Ray H. Baughman

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