NASA has reinvented the tire. These rover tires are made from a nickel-titanium alloy. A material that can be deformed and return back to shape. The super-elastic material allows it to “remember ...

Industrial technology specialists at Tohoku University have come up with a new superelastic alloy of titanium and aluminum ...

NASA’s new SMA tires, constructed from nickel-titanium alloys ... Dr. Santo Padula II, a materials research engineer at NASA Glenn, recalls a pivotal meeting with mechanical engineer Colin ...