Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

---

A UT Dallas researcher demonstrates the creation of an artificial muscle from fishing line, using a process called Broll Carter Coiling.

Read the full story at: discovermagazine.com/technology/researchers-spin-fishing-line-into-super-muscles

—

Carter S. Haines, Márcio D. Lima, Na Li, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Javad Foroughi, John D. W. Madden, Shi Hyeong Kim, Shaoli Fang, Mônica Jung de Andrade, Fatma Göktepe, Özer Göktepe, Seyed M. Mirvakili, Sina Naficy, Xavier Lepró, Jiyoung Oh, Mikhail E. Kozlov, Seon Jeong Kim, Xiuru Xu, Benjamin J. Swedlove, Gordon G. Wallace, Ray H. Baughman. 21 Feb 2014. Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread. Science. Vol. 343, Issue 6173, pp. 868-872.
Video courtesy of University of Texas at Dallas.

—

ABOUT DISCOVER:
Discover is your source for science that matters, makes sense and is a lot of fun, too.
Visit us at: discovermagazine.com

FOLLOW US:
Facebook: facebook.com/DiscoverMag
Twitter: twitter.com/DiscoverMag
Instagram: instagram.com/discover.magazine

SUPPORT US:
Subscribe to Discover: bit.ly/34seAFT
Sign up for our newsletter: discovermagazine.com/newsletter-signup
My Science Shop: myscienceshop.com

STAY CURIOUS!