Nitinol's name is derived from its alloy composition and place of discovery; Nickel Titanium and the Naval Ordinance Laboratory in America. In 1959, William J Buehler attempted to design better ...
During the early 1960s, a group of scientists gathered near a laboratory workbench to observe a bent metal. After applying heat to the folded strip, the scientists observed an unbelievable process - ...
These airless Metl tires are made from nitinol, a shape-memory alloy that ‘stretches like rubber but is strong like titanium.’ Warning: Kickstarter. These airless Metl tires are made from nitinol, a ...
The shape of an antenna can make a big difference in its performance. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have used shape memory alloy to construct an antenna that changes ...
A rover on the Moon has metal wheels that can flex around rocky obstacles, then reshape back to their original form. On Earth, surgeons install tiny mesh tubes that can dilate a heart patient’s blood ...
Santa Ana, California, USA, June 28th, 2026, FinanceWire Stanford Advanced Materials highlights how Nitinol alloys are ...
The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has unveiled its shape memory airless bicycle tires called METL, utilizing cutting-edge technology originally developed by NASA. These never-go-flat airless tires are ...