Schlagwort: Muscle
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Amino acid profiles as biomarkers for muscle health in older people
The loss of muscle mass and strength poses an increasingly significant challenge for an ageing society. Prof. Kristina Norman’s team at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) has now shown that amino acid profiles could serve as promising biomarkers for muscle health in older people. These findings could help identify people at increased…
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Silicone that moves muscles from the printer
Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing. One day, they could be used in medicine or robotics – and anywhere else where things need to move at the touch…
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Study in cooperation with the University of Koblenz shows how muscle shape increases strength
A recent study by the University of Koblenz clearly shows that the fitness of the calf muscles plays a decisive role in maximising strength production in the entire muscle architecture of the lower extremities. This is most evident in sports that rely on rapid or spontaneous force development. Koblenz, September, 18th 2024 The Latin word…
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Artificial muscles make a robot leg walk and jump
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed an animal-inspired robotic leg with artificial muscles as part of a research partnership. The publication has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Zurich, September 09th, 2024 – Research into the development of robots has been going on for over 70…