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In a statement issued by his lawyer, Wootton said the allegations were "completely spurious - lies designed to destroy my career where complainants were actuated by malice".

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The researchers replaced the heart muscle in the left chamber with a silicone-made soft robotic pump system actuated by air.

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In this way, the fibers actuate using electricity, which offers a user digital control over a textile's form.

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For starters, you can adjust the point at which its switches actuate and register a keypress.

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You need to press them 1.9mm before they actuate, compared to 1.2mm for Cherry MX Speed Silver, for example.

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