Tag: Nitinol

Tim’s Nitinol Flower

Nitinol is a metal alloy, sometimes also called ‘memory metal’ or more properly Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). This memory effect was originally discovered in the 1930s, but Nitinol itself was …
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‘Hot’ Wire – or Nitinol Wire

Nitinol is a metal alloy, sometimes also called ‘memory metal’ or more properly Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). This memory effect was originally discovered in the 1930s, but Nitinol itself was …
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Nitinol Teaspoon That Bends!

Offer someone this teaspoon to stir their tea – as soon as they dip it into the hot liquid, the spoon bends through 90 degrees! The liquid does not need …

Memory Wire – Nitinol

Subscribe! Nitinol is a type of shape memory alloy, which, after deformation returns to its original shape, if he will provide the heat or electricity. The effect is amazing and …
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Nitinol Wire Inchworm

This Inch Worm walking robot is actuated by nitinol wire. Nitinol is an alloy that can ‘remember’ a given shape or in this case length. The Inch Worm is powered …
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