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CyPhy Works' UAVs use ground-based power to stay aloft indefinitely

Endurance is one of the biggest limiting factors of UAVs. To stay airborne longer, Boeing has turned to hydrogen to fuel its Phantom Eye, Qinetiq’s Zephyr relies on solar power and Northrop Grumman’s ...
Nature

Microfilament-binding properties of N-terminal extension of the isoform of smooth muscle long myosin light chain kinase

Myosin light chain kinases (MLCK) phosphorylate the regulatory light chain of myosin II in thick filaments and bind to F-actin-containing thin filaments with high affinity. The ability of short myosin ...
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Microtubules and Microfilaments during Cell Spreading and Colony Formation in PK 15 Epithelial Cells

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 78, No. 11, [Part 2: Biological Sciences] (Nov., 1981), pp. 6922-6926 (5 pages) We have studied the distribution ...
Inc

Why a Drone on a String Is About to Transform the Industry

At first glance, CyPhy Works seems to be taking a giant step backward with the design of one of its small military drones, which is tethered to a power source by a microfilament. Why would you want a ...
JSTOR Daily

Membrane Microfilaments of Erythrocytes: Alteration in Intact Cells Reproduces the Hereditary Spherocytosis Syndrome

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 69, No. 2 (Feb., 1972), pp. 471-474 (4 pages) Membrane microfilaments are found throughout the animal world in ...