Nitinol is presemt in self-expanding vascular stents that open clogged arteries, guidewires and catheters in vessels, occluders that close heart defects, and orthodontic wires. Credit: Christoph ...

Like many scientists before him, Metallurgist William Buehler was blessed with serendipity, the gift of finding something valuable without actually looking for it. Assigned by the Naval Ordnance ...

Nitinol is driving medtech innovation thanks to this nickel-titanium alloy’s shape memory and superelastic properties. Download our free Nitinol Special Report below to learn how this uniquely useful ...

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 ...

With its unique combination of super-elasticity, shape memory, and biocompatibility, this "smart" alloy of nickel and titanium is driving innovation in medical devices. Alleima’s latest whitepaper ...

What a year it was for nitinol, from the raw melters that make this medtech metal to big advances in the development and use of groundbreaking medical devices enabled by nitinol. I and the other ...

Yes, you can program Arduino with Python using the PyFirmata library. While Arduino traditionally uses C++ code, Python can control Arduino boards through the Firmata protocol, allowing you to ...

If you're developing a wrist watch, a small light-following robot, or a portable weather station with Arduino, one of the best boards you can use is the Nano, and for good reason. It's pretty compact, ...

Learning electronics? Then, chances are you already know what an Arduino is, or at the very least, you've heard of it. After all, it's among the most popular electronics platforms available in the ...

There is room for just one small bottle in the world's first refrigerator that is cooled with artificial muscles made of nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy. But the mini-prototype is groundbreaking: it ...

As an extremely versatile product, nickel-titanium (nitinol) has been in high demand for the production of various medical devices since well before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Today, a ...