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Electrospun LCE microfiber actuator

AAAS, Electrically Spun Artificial Fibers Match Performance of Human Muscle Fibers. 26 August, 2021.

IEEE Spectrum, Faster Microfiber Actuators Mimic Human Muscle. 14 September, 2021.

Techxplore, Artificial fiber spun from liquid crystal elastomer using electricity performs like human muscle fiber. 2 September, 2021.

Three-dimensional printing of functionally graded liquid crystal elastomer

Phys.org, Materials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shift. 25 September, 2020.

Cosmos magazine, 3D printing with a bit of give and take. 25 September, 2020.

Azo materials, New 3D-Printing Method Makes it Easier to Control the Shape of Material. 28 September, 2020.

Reversible actuation for self-folding modular machines using liquid crystal elastomer

IEEE Spectrum, Video Friday. 17 July, 2020.

Electrically controlled soft actuators with multiple and reprogrammable actuation modes

Advanced Science News, Creating versatile artificial muscles for life-like robots. 11 March, 2020.

Electrically controlled liquid crystal elastomer–based soft tubular actuator with multimodal actuation

Science Daily, New soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky. 11 October, 2019.

Inverse, Engineers make flesh-like robotic limbs react like human muscles. 11 October, 2019.

The New Indian Express, Engineers develop tool to make soft robots less bulky. 14 October, 2019.

Techxplore, These new soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky. 11 October, 2019.

A Light-Powered Ultralight Tensegrity Robot with High Deformability and Load Capacity

Advanced Science News, Light-Powered Robots. 18 January, 2019.