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07.01.2016

US researcher Lenore Rasmussen has developed artificial muscles based on electroactive polymers. Now Synthetic Muscle samples are being tested not only on Earth, but also in space, on the ISS, says NASA Science News.

Electroactive polymers are called "smart" materials: they are able to respond to external stimuli such as light, temperature and electricity. As real muscles contract, so this material begins to bend in response to an electrical impulse. In addition, artificial muscles are able to expand, contract and stretch in any direction - their capabilities surpass those of real muscles.

Synthetic muscles can be used to create humanoid robots. Such robots, capable of mimicking human agility and agility, will solve problems by going where humans can't or don't want to go. They can work in space, at nuclear power plants or solve military tasks.

Now synthetic muscle samples are being tested for radiation resistance on the ISS, where the samples are exposed to a wide range of radiation at the same time. Since April 2015, when the ISS experiment began, samples have been photographed every five to six weeks and their various parameters have been recorded. Upon returning to Earth in 2016, it will be possible to draw conclusions about how artificial muscles passed the test.

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