Dr. Lenore Rasmussen demonstrates the materials used in artificial muscle to Lewis Meixler of PPPL.

A partnership between Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Ras Labs in the development of artificial muscle was the subject of a recent on-air segment on New Jersey Network (NJN) News. This collaboration, which was featured in the spring 2007 issue of FLC Northeast News, involves PPPL working with polymer chemist Dr. Lenore Rasmussen in the development of electro-responsive "smart materials"—electrically-driven polymers that are strong and durable enough to act as artificial muscles in prosthetic devices and robotics. The segment can be viewed on the NJN website at www.njn.net/newspublicaffairs/science/ (click on the video link "Artificial Muscle").