A New Twist For Fishing Line

[bfishn]

We all know what happens when our line gets twisted, when allowed to, it untwists. Like a coil spring, part of the energy expended in twisting it is stored and released as untwisting. There's work being done, but it's such a seemingly small force that no one has yet tried to capture it.

What if...

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fishing-line-could-form-ultra-strong-robotic-muscles-future-180949846/

[blue79]

i just read that on another site.pretty cool.

these new artificial muscles can be triggered by a number of things, including temperature.they have used the muscles to successfully make "smart textiles" whose pores reversibly open and close with changes in temperature.

The researchers have also demonstrated the feasibility of using environmentally powered muscles to automatically open and close the windows of greenhouses or buildings in response to ambient temperature changes, thereby eliminating the need for electricity or noisy and costly motors.

Artificial muscles with similar functions that are made out of nickel-titanium alloys are extremely expensive as these alloys can cost up to 3,000 U.S. dollars per kilogram, while their new muscles only require materials that cost about five dollars per kilogram

i wish i could get 2.2pounds of fishing line for $5

i think the price of line is gonna rise

[Buzz]

Is this how the 6 Million Dollar Man was constructed? LOL Good article.