Aircraft designers have long pursued wings that can adapt to changing flight conditions. Fixed surfaces are always a compromise: a wing shape optimized for takeoff is rarely ideal for cruise, and one ...

Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature's book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication of flexible ...

This shape-memory plastic from mnemoScience reverts to its parent shape in 45 seconds at a temperature of 65°C. What if it were possible to create plastic objects in one shape, deform them to fit ...