nitinol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nitinol
1965–70; ni(ckel) + ti(tanium) + N(aval) O(rdnance) L(aboratory) , Silver Spring, Maryland, where the alloy was developed
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After Rory was referred to GOSH, medics thought he may benefit from the new nitinol springs, instead of the traditional steel springs, because his case was severe.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
To transport heat, the researchers use the special 'superpower' of the artificial muscles made of nitinol: shape memory.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
The family affinity is also expressed in the use of the same nitinol headband and the same cable connectors across all four models.
From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2018
“Skorpions,” for example, involves a padded garment threaded with nitinol wires; when a performer wears the garment, electrical currents pulse through the wires to make them contract, making the dress writhe like a sentient creature.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 27, 2015
An electrical current causes a nitinol wire in the device to shorten, allowing the linear motor to contract like a human muscle but at 1,000 times the strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
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