Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" actuator fiber capable of bending, contracting, and producing complex ...

Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" ...

In this video I talk about an amazing type of metal called a shape memory alloy. The specific one in this video is called nitinol. It is an alloy of nickel and titanium. It forms an amazing structure ...

Formula 1’s Technical Regulations contain one of the most detailed materials science documents in professional motorsport.

IMDEA Materials combines additive manufacturing, algorithms, and architectural design to create superelastic nitinol ...

The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye movements play a critical role in memory retrieval. The findings offer new insight ...

This atomistic model showing the coexistence of two solid phases of NiTi: austenite (blue), stable at higher temperatures, and martensite (brown), stable at lower temperatures. The martensite region ...

Scientists have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the same structure. The breakthrough comes from precise chemical design that ...

This milestone reflects the strength of the partnership as it redefines how financial institutions balance growth, user experience, and fraud prevention “Within a year of overhauling our account ...

A team of researchers from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are turning to shape metal alloys (SMAs) to mitigate the damage that commonly occurs with ...

Emerging space mission concepts are set to operate at power levels far beyond anything attempted before. Megawatt-class nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) platforms are being developed to reduce ...