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Japan Spins Movement: the Fiber Actuator as Fine as a Hair Pointing to Soft Robots and Comfortable Wearables

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Imagine a seamstring that, when connected to a current, does not heat or harden, but bends, contracts or draws ripples like a worm moving on a table. That is the idea behind the new fiber actuator developed by a team led by Tohoku University with international collaborators in France, presented as a “soft yardn” or “soft thread” capable of generating movement when a voltage is applied. This type of components are known as actuators: materials or…
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Imagine a seamstring that, when connected to a current, does not heat or harden, but bends, contracts or draws ripples like a worm moving on a table. That is the idea behind the new fiber actuator developed by a team led by Tohoku University with international collaborators in France, presented as a “soft yardn” or “soft thread” capable of generating movement when a voltage is applied. This type of components are known as actuators: materials or…

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WWWhat's new broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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