Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion. Unsurprisingly, scientists and engineers have been striving to build artificial muscles ...

A research team led by Prof. Chen Yan and Prof. Yang Lifeng from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a physiological function of monocarboxylate ...

You may have heard about the importance of “recruiting” muscle fibers during your workouts, without having a clear understanding of what that phrase actually means. Basically, you know you need to do ...

When you picture different athletes – marathon runners, gymnasts and Olympic weightlifters, for example – you likely categorise them instinctively by their height, size and build. But what makes these ...