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Biomaterial Stretches Like Muscle

Many research groups are trying to develop materials with similar properties to muscles. One of the big difficulties is creating anything with just the right muscle-like elasticity--its ability to change shape while withstanding a large strain. Now researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like the real thing.

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Researchers create a protein-based material that flexes just like the real thing.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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