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A better understanding of soft artificial muscles

Nov 2019

Research sheds light on the underlying mechanics of soft filaments

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Topology, geometry and mechanics of strongly stretched and twisted filaments: solenoids, plectonemes, and artificial muscle fibers. N. Charles, M. Gazzola, L. Mahadevan Phys. Rev. Lett. , 123, 208003, 2020. [DOI] [View PDF] [Download PDF]