# Quadriceps and Hamstrings: These muscles are pivotal in the extension and flexion of the leg. The quadriceps generate forward momentum by straightening the knee, while the hamstrings stabilize and ...

The University of Edinburgh has a novel flexible conductive film that it has exploited in a wireless sensor that can tell how ...

At this year’s COMPAMED medical technology tradeshow, WACKER will be presenting customized silicone rubber grades that set ...

Novel nanogenerator system harvests transmission line vibrations to power monitoring devices continuously, eliminating ...

The Series 2 digital force gauges from Mark-10 Corp. are designed for basic tension and compression force testing ...

A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates skin to deliver ...

Thin, flexible device could help people with visual impairments 'feel' surroundings. Device comprises a hexagonal array of 19 actuators encapsulated in soft silicone. Device only uses energy when ...

The loss of a leg or part of a lower limb can have many causes. With younger people, the cause is usually a birth defect or an accident. With older people, it is more often cancer, infections and ...

Researchers control tiny robots using flexible tethers, enabling group movement without computers—potential for swarms in ...

When you apply a force to an object, it experiences stress and strain. Stress is the internal force per unit area that ...

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees drops a routine fly ball hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman, not pictured, ...

UK Border Force staff operating in France checked the trailer behind their motorhome and found a stowaway in the 4ft (1.2m) ...