Make it more robust and try to get it closer to an engineering prototype that could then be transferred to the commercial sector. I believe that it's a matter of time before this kind of technology would be the way of inspecting and maintaining our infrastructure and the time will come when they'll be so many of them out there. I mean, it will be a common thing and the states will all have a fleet of these things. And not only would they be used for inspecting bridge decks, but roads. For Science Today, I'm Larissa Branin.
Muscle atrophy refers to the shrinkage of muscle fiber from lack of forceful exertion.
Dr. Kenneth Baldwin of the University of California, Irvine worked with NASA to come up with an exercise routine to prevent this from occurring in astronauts traveling through space. Since muscle atrophy parallels the aging process, Baldwin says their findings can also be applied to the general public - especially those over forty. For Science Today, I'm Larissa Branin.