R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a soft artificial muscle that mimics the structure and behavior of the human iris. Powered by light and made from real ...

Learn how to grow walking iris in containers. Insufficient light caused by increased shade from maturing trees, nearby plantings and new structures can also reduce or prevent iris blooming.

The team leveraged 3D printing and muscle cells derived from humans and mice to grow an artificial structure that pulls concentrically and radially, similar to how the human iris dilates and ...