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Mengmeng Zhang, left, a research scientist at UT Dallas’ NanoTech Institute and lead author of the study, wears a U.S. Olympic team jacket embedded with artificial muscles created using an earlier, mandrel-wrapped process. At right is Ray Baughman, director of the NanoTech Institute. [Photo: UTD]
UT Dallas Researchers Create Low-Cost ‘Artificial Muscles’ That Could Power the Future of Smart Clothing and Robotics
by Lance Murray | Jun 11, 2025
An earlier version of the technology was used in jackets worn by U.S. Olympic athletes in 2022. A new fabrication technique could make large-scale production feasible for adaptive clothing to self-powered sensors and wearable tech.
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