Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
For something so routine, walking is shockingly complicated. Biomechanists break a single step into several phases: First there’s touchdown, when your heel…
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Lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicates the biomechanics of the knee, ankle and toe joint
Tommaso Lenzi adjusts the Utah Bionic Leg in his lab. Credit: Lenzi's Lab.…
This Stamp-Sized Ultrasound Patch Can Image Internal Organs
When a patient goes into a clinic for an ultrasound of their stomach, they lie down on crinkly paper atop an exam table. A clinician spreads a thick goo on…
Skin: An additional tool for the versatile elephant trunk: Elephant biomechanics suggests a new…
A new study from Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk -- its folded skin also plays…
Why Even the Fastest Human Can’t Outrun Your House Cat
This weekend, the fastest sprinters on the planet came together at the Tokyo Olympics to compete for the gold in the 100-meter dash. Lamont Marcell Jacobs…