LOS ANGELES — By taking simple sewing thread and fishing wire and giving it a twist, scientists have created artificial muscle that’s 100 times stronger than human or animal sinew. The invention, ...

Forget push-ups. The key to superhuman strength can be found in everyday items like sewing thread and fishing line. Through extreme twisting, these polymer fibers can be transformed into artificial ...

Twisted fishing line could one day power realistic robots and prosthetic limbs, according to a new study. An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas ...

Scientists have discovered that ordinary fishing line and sewing thread can be cheaply converted to powerful artificial muscles. The new muscles can lift a hundred times more weight and generate a ...

Ordinary sewing thread can have superhuman power. That’s according to researchers at UT Dallas who discovered fishing line and sewing thread can be cheaply converted to powerful artificial muscles — ...