Magnetized algae micro swimmers retain speed and maneuverability, showing promise for targeted drug delivery in confined ...

The human body moves through a coordinated effort of skeletal muscles, working in concert to generate force. While some ...

Imagine microscopic robots that can navigate the body, delivering medicine precisely to damaged tissues while avoiding side effects. Engineers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa have discovered ...

Professor On Shun Pak and his team of student researchers use microrobots to model the swimming motion of bacteria in the ...

MIT engineers have made a breakthrough in this area—they’ve developed a method to grow muscle tissue that contracts in ...

Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice. “This is a very cool idea,” says ...

Researchers have developed a new method to grow artificial muscle tissues that can twitch and flex in multiple directions.

Conceivable, which has raised $20 million in venture capital, is betting that robots are ready for IVF, too. Automation, the cofounders argue, will offer more dexterity in handling microscopic ...

Aircraft engine maintenance has traditionally been time-consuming and costly, requiring extensive downtime and meticulous ...

A team of researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology has systematically reviewed the key scientific ...