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Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Carbon Nanotubes Give Artificial Muscles a New Twist Scientists have created an artificial muscle fiber that can twist at high speeds in both directions along its axis while carrying a heavy load. |
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Superstrong Artificial Muscles and More From New Nanotube Material Sheets of carbon nanotubes could make strong, stretchy artificial muscles with amazing properties |
Chemistry World July 23, 2015 David Bradley |
Super-elastic wire stretches without losing power A conducting wire that can be stretched to 14 times its original length has been developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas, US. |
Chemistry World October 26, 2012 Andy Extance |
Molecular muscle machines bulk up French researchers have made the longest molecular machines that can be shrunk on demand in a collective motion that emulate muscle fibers. |
Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Gold-plated onion shows its strength as artificial muscle Producing many a tear in the kitchen, onions may now add some flavor to the robotics community as scientists in Taiwan have created an artificial muscle made from gold-plated onion skin. |
Chemistry World September 28, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Entangled wire confounds with unusual properties A material made from a single, entangled coiled wire actually gets bigger -- its volume increases -- when it's stretched or compressed, researchers in France have shown. |
Chemistry World April 2007 Jon Evans |
Better, Stronger, Faster In the 1970s, the idea of building a bionic man was merely fantastical. Now we have bionic eyes and limbs, and chemists are creating artificial bodily tissues to rival nature's own. |
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 |
Exercising Your Pelvic Muscles How do pelvic muscles get weak?... Which muscles control my bladder?... How do I exercise pelvic muscles?... |
National Defense April 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Landing Gear Prototypes for Robotic Birds Take Off The Defense Department is pursuing the development of bird-like and insect-sized flying robots to give troops more overhead surveillance options in future conflicts. |
AskMen.com Alyssa Shaffer |
6 Muscle Myths Six muscle and fitness myths are expored in this article. |
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Muscles Will a few beers with the guys after work affect your muscles? And once you build them up, how can you keep them? Let our experts answer your questions. |
AskMen.com November 13, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Training Opposing Muscle Groups Stretching and strengthening muscles on both sides, sometimes referred to as antagonistic or opposing muscle groups, is of utmost importance. |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Achieving Proper Technique Have a good work out and train smartly. The most common weight training injuries are related to poor exercise technique. |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Consequences Of Overtraining Proper execution in weight training is important because the most common injuries are related to poor exercise technique. Execute these brief pointers to help insure the proper weight training technique. |
AskMen.com Declan Connolly |
Which Muscles Respond Quickest? If you want quick, visible proof of your workout, know which body parts to focus on first. An article about fast twitch versus slow twitch muscle types. |
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12 Tips To Relax Your Muscles The second key component of a great workout is muscle relaxation. |
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5 Moves For A Strong Back We're confident that you'll find the following five moves for a strong back beneficial. |
AskMen.com October 17, 2002 Pete Sisco |
3 Common Bodybuilding Myths There's a ton of free advice being dispensed in gyms that, if taken as gospel, can really set back your progress. That can lead to the kind of frustration that makes guys think they are "hardgainers" or need to resort to the needle to get the physique they desire. |
AskMen.com Vince Del Monte |
Muscle Contractions One of the biggest misconceptions about lifting centers around the idea of "lifting" weights, when, in fact, muscle contractions do far more for you than that, and effective training has to take this into account. |
AskMen.com September 4, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Top 3 Exercises For Adding Muscle Fast As a general rule, it's the exercises that allow you to lift the most weight. These three exercises use the largest muscles in the body, and I'm going to give you some tips on how to make sure you lift the maximum weight possible without even risking injury. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Exercises For Maximum Ab Definition Perform this ab circuit two to three times a week either and you'll be well on your way to improving the looks and strength of your core. |
AskMen.com January 9, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Q&A: Getting Ripped, Working Out Less What exercises can I perform to get ripped and toned with some muscle mass gain, but without becoming too bulky?... Is there a way to work out with relatively little weight, using your principles?... etc. |
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10 Rules For Building Mass Follow Chris Cormier's 10 basic mass building rules when training to gain real mass. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Shock Your Muscles With Supersets One of the biggest reasons you reach a plateau in your workout is that you are doing the same thing over and over again. Surprise your system with "supersets." |
Chemistry World November 1, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Water-Catching Spinout From Synthetic Spider Silk Synthetic spider silk can collect water more efficiently than its natural counterpart |
AskMen.com January 10, 2002 Ian Lee |
Develop Your Strength No one is created equal. Some guys are born with the body of an Adonis, while others are more genetically challenged. Whichever boat you're in, it's essential that you accept your body the way it is before you start exercising. Work with it instead of against it... |
AskMen.com Vince Del Monte |
Why You Don't Need A Gym Membership No gym? No problem - these techniques will show you how to make the most of what you've got, so you have no excuse not to train, anymore. |
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Electrical Muscle Stimulation By sending electrical impulses to the muscles while working out, the body works harder and more efficiently than it ever could while at the gym. |
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Get The Perfect Beach Body If you follow this workout program, you will help increase your muscle strength and get a great-looking upper body that you will be confident to show off during the summer months. |
Chemistry World July 2010 Mike Brown |
Special Report: Biomaterials revolution Materials for biomedical applications in the 21st century are big business, with researchers developing advanced plastics for implants and carbon fibre for prosthetic limbs - materials that are much stronger, lighter and more durable. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
The Truth About Abdominal Training That ever-elusive six-pack is something many men strive to achieve, but many go about this in all the wrong ways. |
AskMen.com November 2, 2000 Ian Lee |
Sculpt Your Shoulders - Easily Shoulders are a very complex muscle group to train. To simplify your comprehension of these muscles, we will divide this area into three parts: the front deltoids, the side or middle deltoids, and the rear deltoids... |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Lifting Weights Burns Fat In general, people will practice cardiovascular activities and forget about weight bearing exercises when it comes to burning fat. |
AskMen.com Jim Bauer |
Body Parts You Never Train If you want to be on top of your game, your workout should include the following strengthening exercises for commonly forgotten body parts. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Free Weights vs. Machines Would you be better off using the Smith machine or free weights to perform your squats? Both forms of equipment have some benefits and some drawbacks; the key is to figure out which one is right for you. |
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Holly Sheahan |
Probes Inspired by Butterflies Inspired by the feeding tube of butterflies, US scientists have made a flexible and porous artificial proboscis that could be used to collect tiny liquid samples. The probe can be operated remotely to collect hazardous liquids. |
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Fletcher et al. |
Tech Watch Missile Defense Agency deploys the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) to detect incoming nuclear missiles... Robotic muscles... Quantum dots... Pocket heart monitor.. Next-gen small arms... |
AskMen.com July 22, 2001 Thomas Leen |
Getting Prepared For The Game Before you take that first swing with a golf club, there are some things you need to know. Although swinging a club may look simple enough, the mechanics that make a golf swing work involve several major muscle groups working together... |
AskMen.com August 21, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Train Efficiently, Build More Muscle All you have to do to gain muscle mass is make sure that you lift more weight per minute than you did the last time. Even if that maximum stimulus lasts only five seconds, it will trigger growth in the muscle. |
Chemistry World March 23, 2015 Sonja Hampel |
Flexible polymer threads set to light up clothing Fashions on the catwalk could soon become a whole lot funkier with the development of new light-emitting threads that can be knitted or woven into textiles. |
PC Magazine January 18, 2006 |
Bits & Bites v25n2 Researchers have produced a stretchable type of silicon that could lead to stretchable electronic gadgets, artificial muscles and tissues, and flexible skins for robotic sensors. |
AskMen.com June 1, 2000 Ian Lee |
Getting Your Abs Ripped You can ask anybody: what makes a man's physique complete and attractive? The answer will most likely be his stomach muscles... |
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Most Effective Exercise Ball Movements Too many guys still think that ab exercises are all that can be done with an exercise ball. That's just not the case. |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
The 5-Day Workout For someone who wants to achieve quicker results (whether it's for mass or general fitness) and who is willing to spend more time at the gym, the perfect regimen is a 5-day routine. |
AskMen.com February 8, 2001 Ian Lee |
Leg Workout: Part II Hamstrings & Calves In the first part of our leg blasting routine, we covered exercises to help build your glutes and quadricep muscles. In this second part, you'll learn how to develop two more important parts of your legs: the hamstrings and calves... |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Working Your Back: Part I Here are little pointers that a beginner and an advanced fitness addict should check when performing a back workout. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2005 |
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises A patient handout on exercises that help alleviate the symptoms of urinary incontinence. |