Exoskeleton

Move over, Iron Mannow cells have got their own protective suit of armor. By encasing living cells in an exoskeleton of nanoparticles, researchers have imbued them with a range of superpowers, including magnetism, fluorescence, enhanced stiffness, and resista…

Robotic Enhancements The U.S. Army is taking a serious look at robotic exoskeletons that would enhance soldiers physical capabilities on the battlefield by lessening the strain of heavy loads or helping them move faster. Several contractors have developed e…

This Aplidium stellatum came ashore near Destin, Florida. Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org (Used With Permission) Karen Parker kept finding weird stuff. It was Thanksgiving weekend, 2014, and Parker—who lives and works inland, in Florid…

Arizona student stands for graduation with help of mom, engineering students

UA student Jeffrey Bristol, who has cerebral palsy, prepares to walk at graduation

SINGAPORE: Mr Henry Tan, 66, a retired engineer, has congenital muscle dystrophy, which weakens his muscles. It gave him a poor gait and he recalls shuffling around, hunched over a walking stick. Things got worse in October 2018, when he suffered a stroke and…

Hammock tents have become somewhat of a staple in the outdoor world, wrapping a hammock or suspended tent floor up with waterproof-breathable fabric and mosquito mesh. The all-new Tammock from Lit Outdoors puts a spin on the genre, flipping the hammock out of…

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The current Robotics limelight tends to focus on the ability of new innovations to automate tasks, but a less publicized development is taking place whereby passive exoskeletons have been slowly deployed and adopted to help a…

Living in the deep sea some 4500 meters deep would prove to be difficult for amphipods tiny shrimplike crustaceans found in most aquatic ecosystems. We know that the deeper the water, the higher the pressure. Add to that low temperatures in the ocean deep, an…

To celebrate the release of "Avengers: Endgame," we had physicist (and lifelong comic book fan) Jim Kakalios take a closer look at the physics of the Marvel universe. Here he reacts to 10 memorable scenes from Marvel movies and rates them based on their accur…