When you hop, run or jump, your legs behave like springs, absorbing and returning energy with each step. But what happens to ...

Experts create a robot with a face made out of living skin tissue Scientists have developed a prosthetic leg controlled by the human brain which could make it easier for amputees to get up and ...

Human movements like hopping and running can be explained using a spring-mass model. In this model, the leg works like a ...

Hugh Herr, an engineer and biophysicist from MIT, has spent the last 34 years developing prosthetic limbs that outperform human movement. The work is close to his heart, as Herr had both legs ...

Venous stasis dermatitis, or varicose eczema, involves swollen and itchy discolored skin on the lower legs. It usually occurs when venous insufficiency leads to varicose veins. It can lead to ...