Nitinol is a shape memory alloy which has a cool property that causes it to retain (and return to) a preset shape when heat (or electricity!) is applied. It’s actually quite simple — he’s ...
Nitinol is a type of metal wire made of nickel ... transition back to it with a temperature change. [Jamie] uses this property to create a simple hand that is actuated by pieces of wire sourced ...
Description: A heat engine consisting of a loop of Nitinol wire running on two pulleys. When the smaller pulley is dipped into a cup of hot water the loop of wire rotates. We have a model of a loop ...