The global market value of shape memory alloys was more than $8 billion in 2020. The global shape memory alloy market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 7% during ...

A collaborative effort by leading Japanese institutions has led to the development of copper-based alloy (Cu-Al-Mn) with a unique “shape memory effect” at a low temperature of -200°C (−328 °F). This ...

Shape memory alloys (SMA) remember their original shape and return to it after being heated. Similar to how a liquid transforms into a gas when boiled, SMAs undergo a phase transformation when heated ...

Fort Wayne Metals on Thursday announced it is working with NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to advance shape memory alloy material technology for innovative rover tires that could support the ...

A study led by Tohoku University, Iwate University, The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), National Astronomical Observation of Japan, Tokyo City University, and Kyoto University developed a ...

General Motors has been awarded $2.7 million by the Department of Energy to create a working prototype engine using Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). The idea is for the prototype to use SMA tech to capture ...

Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from antenna ...

NASA engineers created wheels made from nickel-titanium shape memory alloys that deform under pressure and snap back without ...

It's been decades since humanity's first wheeled vehicle landed on the surface of another world, and you would have thought we've gotten the proper hang of how to design such things and their ...

Hyundai and Kia revealed a new snow chain-integrated tire technology on Sunday. The concept uses a shape memory alloy to deploy and retract chains at the push of a button. A video on the Hyundai Motor ...