For the first time, ETH Zurich investigators attained a shape memory effect with objects as small as a few nanometers. This technology can be used to create nanoscale machinery and robotic devices.

Alloys that can return to their original structure after being deformed have a so-called shape memory. This phenomenon and the resulting forces are used in many mechanical actuating systems, for ...

Shape memory polyurethanes (SMPUs) are a prominent class of smart polymers defined by their ability to recover from a deformed state to their original configuration under specific external stimuli, ...

Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), in collaboration with colleagues from the Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of ...

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 ...

A recent article published in Small Science introduces fully bioderived, four-dimensional (4D) printable shape memory polymers (SMPs) with linear tunability and remotely controlled actuation ...

How a special nitinol compound and 3D printing was used to create the shape-shifting antenna. An overview of materials and heating problems they encountered, and how they overcame them. The test ...