Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a trade-off between strength and flexibility. A new magnetic polymer design is ...

Magnetism can refer to the alteration of gravitational pull to the North Pole as well as to the invisible attraction two people feel toward one another. Both definitions, however, indicate a hidden ...

Despite their remarkable flexibility, today’s soft artificial muscles struggle to deliver meaningful force. This ...

A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving ...