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Designed by engineers at the Indian Institute of Technology and Tokai University, the device uses shape-memory alloy to push the needle into the body.
Boing Boing 2008
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Incorporating carbon nanotubes or shape-memory wires, the two types of muscle aim to create battery-free prosthetics and robotic limbs
March 17th, 2006 2006
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The technique uses fasteners made of a smart, shape-memory plastics.
Material World: Shape Memory Materials Tracy Staedter 2008
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The technique uses fasteners made of a smart, shape-memory plastics.
Material World: Electronics Tracy Staedter 2008
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The technique uses fasteners made of a smart, shape-memory plastics.
Material World: October 2008 Tracy Staedter 2008
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The technique uses fasteners made of a smart, shape-memory plastics.
Material World: Cell Phones Recycle Themselves Tracy Staedter 2008
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These are folks studying a host of molecule-sized things, including nanowires, self-assembling particles, magnetic shape-memory composites, organic thin-film transistors, nano-structured gold and well, hundreds of items you've probably NEVER heard of, but that are all important for advancing the science of medicine and energy technologies, among others.
Material World: My New Favorite Web Site Tracy Staedter 2008
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At this year's Toy Fair, yet more leading edge technology appeared, such as "shape-memory alloy actuators" -- metal that can be bent into any shape but which returns to its original form when electric current passes through it.
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From shape-memory metal alloys to biodegradable plastics and others, modern materials offer incredible performance and aesthetic qualities that dramatically impact the possibilities for design.
MTRL: A New Material Resource for Designers | Inhabitat 2006
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From shape-memory metal alloys to biodegradable plastics and others, modern materials offer incredible performance and aesthetic qualities that dramatically impact the possibilities for design.
ASM MATERIAL WORKSHOPS – in Boston next week | Inhabitat 2006
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