ScienceDaily (Oct. 14, 2011) — New artificial muscles that twist like the trunk of an elephant, but provide a thousand times higher rotation per length, have been developed by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Wollongong in Australia, The University of British Columbia in Canada, and Hanyang University in Korea.
(This is a scanning electron micrograph image of a 3.8-micron diameter carbon nanotube yarn that functions as a torsional muscle when filled with an ionically conducting liquid and electrochemically charged. The angle ± indicates the deviation between nanotube orientation and yarn direction for this helical yarn. (Credit: Image courtesy of the University of Texas at Dallas))
The thickness of the Soft-Machine fabric worn by Alister is due to the complex interweaving of several semi-fluid 'fabrics' each with unique properties such as thermal, regulation, strength enhancing, light sensitivity, electromagnetism, energy conversion, short-term data storage.
The critical function of networking is what makes the entire outfit function. The constant flow of design data from the Janus Supercomputer ensures the fabrics retain structural integrity when inactive and when functioning in concert with other fabrics that make up the outfit
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