1.   Among other things, he wanted to use smart gels to build artificial muscles.

2.   An electronic squeeze could tighten a band of artificial muscles wrapped round your eyeballs.

3.   And you have artificial muscles.

4.   Kornbluh, a research engineer, is part of a team making artificial muscles that work like real ones.

5.   Madou has created an artificial muscle by attaching a piece of hydrogel to a backbone of conductive plastic.

6.   Other researchers are attempting to make better prosthetics using artificial muscles made from polymer fibres.

7.   Scientists are also looking at their potential to act as artificial muscles in patients.

8.   Stitching a band of artificial muscle to your eyeball sounds drastic, but Shahinpoor says the necessary surgical techniques are already commonly used for treating detached retinas.

9.   That will tighten a band of artificial muscle wrapped round your eyeballs, changing their shape and bringing blurry images into focus.

10.   The bugs use artificial muscles made from rubber and electrodes and controlled by a microprocessor.