Bringing home a treadmill is one of the best investments you can make in your running career, and one of the most popular pieces of fitness equipment for anyone looking to kickstart a healthier ...

Like lots of runners, I’ve never really loved the treadmill. It’s something about seeing how fast I was running, and how much time I had left, that always zapped my drive to keep going.

The so-called dielectric elastic actuators (DEA) consist of two different silicone-based materials: a conductive electrode material and a non-conductive dielectric. These materials interlock in ...