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Soft robotics is a quickly emerging field that takes a lot of inspiration from marine creatures like squids and starfish. A light-controlled hydrogel was recently developed that could be used for control of these new robotic devices, but now researchers at North Carolina State University are taking the development of soft robotic devices to a new level with electrically-charged hydrogels.

The “ionoprinting” technique, as the team has dubbed it, uses a copper electrode to inject positively-charged copper ions into a hydrogel material (a highly absorbent polymer material that is nearly 99.9 percent water). The copper ions bond with negatively charged ions n the hydrogel’s polymer network, creating a more robust and mechanically stiffer structure.

Applying an electrical current then causes the hydrogel to flex. Although electrical fields have been used to actuate hydrogel materials before, this is the first time that electromechanically active electrodes have been used to drive the motion. Also, this is the first time that the binding of ions has been used to create a more rigid hydrogel network in this way.

As well as being able to fold hydrogels significant distances within seconds, the technology allows the application of modest voltages to locally tune the mechanical properties of hydrogels to create physically-reinforcing exoskeletons. The copper ions can be injected into specific sections of the hydrogel material for more precise movement, with the resulting pattern of ions stable in water for a period of months. The more ions that are injected, the greater the hydrogel’s bending capabilities.

“We are currently planning to use this technique to develop motile, biologically compatible microdevices,” says Dr. Orlin Velev, INVISTA Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State.

This gives the technique potential in not only soft robotics, but also many other biomedical applications. Artificial muscles, enviro-intelligent sensors, actuators, biomimetic microbots, micropatterned thin films, cell scaffolds and drug-delivery are just some of the other potential applications for the technology according to the researchers.

The team’s paper is published in the journal Nature Communications.

The video below shows the ionoprinting process and hydrogels in action.

Source: North Carolina State University

 

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The Unsexpected Story is now available in all digital formats including iBooks, Nook and Kindle. If you haven’t yet purchased your own copy now is the time to do so, Amazon is now offering the Kindle Edition for only $7.95!!

The Unsexpected Story is one of very few books written about the business side of the adult entertainment industry and features in-depth interviews with Peter Acworth, Joanna Angel, Greg Clayman, Scott Coffman, Susan Colvin, jessica drake, Larry Flynt, Teresa Flynt, Steve Hirsch, Ethan Imboden, Sunny Leone, Christian Mann, Nick Manning, Steve Orenstein, Theo Sapoutzis, Lou Sirkin, John Stagliano, Bobbi Starr, Allison Vivas and many, many more.

Engaging, conversational, and smart, The Unsexpected Story goes where other industry tell-alls don’t, tracing the economic and technological lifespan of the vast adult entertainment industry through the personal experiences of the individuals who have made a lasting impression on this forever green, multi-billion dollar empire.

Cover of Time Magazine’s Rise of the Robots

Now available on newsstands (yes some do still exist), is the Time Magazine special issue of “Rise of the Robots”. From Androids to Unimates, this issue has all the species covered. The technology advancements made in this sector are staggering and for us that embrace the thought of robots adding to a better quality of life, the progress is more than hopeful. While they don’t mention the use of robotics to aid in sexual pleasure, it doesn’t take a PHD in Robotics Engineering to see how this all plays out.


In my ongoing quest to discover new products and technologies, I came upon this article about a group of Harvard University scientists that announced the discovery and development of a highly-hydrophobic material knows as SLIPS. What is so amazing is that this material be continuously tweaked between hydrophobic and hydrophilic states. Applications may include self-cleaning optics, textiles, building materials, and of course, adult novelty products! You can read the entire article here.

It was just another day in the wonderful world of Google when they announced Glass—a pair of sleek eyewear that could change the world.  Texting, video chat, instant access to Google and all of its services, their preview video shows its users partaking in everything from virtually sharing a birthday experience to flinging themselves around on a trapeze.  Their preview did not, however, explore the possibilities that open up for the adult entertainment industry.

Picture this:  you’re at home watching the latest Joanna Angel release on DVD.  You hit the orgy scene and a particular tattooed beauty catches your eye.  Within seconds, you’ve shifted from the standard view to a point-of-view shot recorded by the Glass eyewear her partner had on.  While recording, he looks up at a pink-haired porn star, and you shift again, bouncing around the orgy’s performers.

But it’s not about just changing angles on professional shoots. Glass has infinitely expanded the capabilities and range of point-of-view amateur porn.  No more phones or handheld video cameras handicapping the participants –both hands are now in use—which will create a range of more in depth and creative motion that the amateur industry has been unable to achieve until this point.

Upskirting, recording sex in public, erotic video chat… we want to know what will you do with Glass?


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