Tag: muscle

Muscle-Bound Computer Interface

By Kate Greene | 10/28/2009 | 0 Comments

Forearm electrodes could enable new forms of hands-free computer interaction.

Seamlessly Melding Man and Machine

By Emily Singer | 10/14/2009 | 3 Comments

Tiny implants that connect to nerve cells could make it easier to control prosthetic limbs.

Monitoring Muscle

By Courtney Humphries | 04/10/2009 | 0 Comments

A handheld device could give doctors more precise data about muscle health--painlessly.

Harnessing Hamster Power with a Nanogenerator

By Katherine Bourzac | 02/11/2009 | 14 Comments

Researchers use a running rodent to test their device.

New Drugs Mimic Exercise

By Emily Singer | 07/31/2008 | 4 Comments

Compounds boost endurance and allow mice to run for substantially longer.

Making Old Muscle Young

By Jennifer Chu | 06/16/2008 | 0 Comments

Researchers boost growth of muscle stem cells to stop age-related muscle deterioration.

Mimicking the Massively Muscular

By Emily Singer | 10/18/2007 | 14 Comments

New drugs that mimic mutations found in buff animals could treat muscle-wasting diseases.

MIT Exoskeleton Bears the Load

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 09/26/2007 | 8 Comments

Researchers have developed a motorless exoskeleton that can carry 80 pounds.

Machines Powered by Heart Muscles

By Kevin Bullis | 09/07/2007 | 0 Comments

Devices powered by living cells could lead to novel robots and new insights into how the heart works.