Posts Tagged: fishing

Japan’s ‘fishing net’ plan to clear junk from space has hit a snag

This week, Japan is trying out some new technology in space designed to help clear up dangerous pieces of debris orbiting Earth. The trouble is, it’s not working properly.

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MIT engineers made an innovative artificial muscle out of fishing line

Many artificial muscle materials are either too expensive or fragile for most practical applications. That might change thanks to a new design by MIT researchers, whose relatively simple and inexpensive solution is to heat nylon fibers.

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