Artificial muscles have been created which could power the limbs of super-strong robots in the future.

Made from twisted strands of carbon yarn, the muscles can pull more than 100,000 times their own weight.

In tests they have demonstrated 200 times the load-lifting capacity of natural muscle. (AP)

Attempts at lemur breeding

A British zoo is hoping its very own “Mr Grey” will be a hit with the “ladies” as they introduce the critically endangered lemur to their females. The lemur at Bristol Zoo Gardens is named Christian Grey after the fictional character in the best-selling book Fifty Shades Of Grey.

Mr Grey has already won the hearts of the female members of staff at the zoo and they hope he will be just as popular with a new female lemur that will join him from a zoo in France. He is a member of one of the most critically endangered species of lemur in Madagascar. (AP)

Long-missing medal found

A UK soldier’s service medal which went missing for 13 years has been returned after it was found on sale in an Afghan market.

Mick France, a former Lance Corporal with the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, was reunited with his honour after being contacted on Facebook.

The medal was unearthed by Stan Bates, a Superintendent with West Yorkshire Police, who was working as a civilian adviser to the police in Afghanistan. (AP)

Office in station wagon

Forget texting while driving. German police said they nabbed a driver who had wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office.

Saarland state police said the man was pulled over for doing 130kph in a 100kph zone but on a wooden frame on his passenger seat they found a laptop on a docking station tilted for easy driver access, a printer, router, wireless internet stick, WLAN antenna, and an inverter to power it all.

A navigation system and mobile phone mounted to the windscreen completed the set-up. Since there was no evidence that he used the office while moving, he got away with a €120 speeding ticket. (AP)

Forger commits foul-up

A US man who police said used counterfeit $100 bills to buy small items in a store made a crucial mistake – the notes carried the picture of the wrong president.

They bore a picture of Abraham Lincoln whereas real $100 bills portray Benjamin Franklin.

Dana Leland, 29, of Rhode Island, was held on bail after pleading not guilty in court to charges of tendering a counterfeit note and possession of a counterfeit note. (AP)

Toyota’s driving force

Toyota is testing safety systems using cars that communicate with each other and with the roads they are on.

The cars get information, such as pedestrians crossing the street or cars advancing from blind spots, from sensors and transmitters installed on streets.

The company said the technology will be tested on some roads in Japan in 2014. (AP)