Recently, we described a strategy for the design of miniature proteins that bind DNA and protein surfaces with high affinity and selectivity. This strategy involves identifying the functional epitope required for macromolecular recognition by a natural protein and presenting it on a small, stable protein scaffold. In previous work, high-affinity DNA recognition was achieved only when the miniat...

The quest for an advanced soft robotic actuator technology that is fast and can execute a wide range of application-specific tasks at multiple length scales still ongoing. Here, we demonstrate new design manufacturing strategy leads to high-speed inflatable actuators exhibiting diverse movements. Our approach leverages the concept miniaturisation reduce required volume fluid actuation as well f...