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  • Steam Could Power Prosthetic Limbs

    Steam Could Power Prosthetic Limbs

    Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor, and the result is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm.Vanderbilt mechanical engineers have developed a radically designed prototype as part of a $30 million federal program. “Our design is closer in terms of function and power to… Read More

    Nov 1, 2007