Led by civil and environmental engineering professor Bassem Andrawes from Grainger College of Engineering, the team used ...

Micro-robots capable of carrying out very precise tissue incision and sensing for medical procedures such as biopsies could be built using controllable shape memory alloys being developed in the UK.

When the frame of a pair of glasses is bent out of shape, it's not that easy to return it to its original form. If, however, your spectacles are made of a shape memory alloy then you don't have a ...

In railroad tracks, rail ties hold the rails in place and ensure that their separation does not change. Modern concrete ties ...

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 ...

Besides superfluous features like touchscreens and internal cameras, basic refrigerator technology hasn't changed much in decades. They still chill your milk by way of chemical refrigerants and ...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) provide new insights in biomedical engineering with the unique properties they exhibit, in applications such as cardiovascular stents, guide wires and organ frame retractors ...

Having a home near a busy airport certainly has its perks. It is close to many establishments and alleviates the problem of wading through endless traffic to catch flights. But it does come at a cost ...