WTF?? I never heard of THIS one....

[mrvette]

Another buddy sent me this amazing video and thought you would be amazed also. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKmYqUSDch8[/ame]


And I thought I kept up with science/Tech pretty good.....:quote::mullet::amazed:

 

[GT6Steve]

Why am I reminded of the "foil" described from Roswell??

 

[BangkokDean]

Big Oil companies wont let this go forward.

 

[BBShark]

That video is 40 years old. Nitinol has become very useful, for eyeglass frames!

 

[mrvette]

That video is 40 years old. Nitinol has become very useful, for eyeglass frames!

Eyeglass frames?? why, as opposed to other materials....???

:amazed:

 

[BBShark]

Because you can wad them up in a ball and they spring back to shape.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

they're using it in the new Corvette

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-material-2014-corvette/26249/

 

[clutchdust]

they're using it in the new Corvette

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-material-2014-corvette/26249/

Article about that in the current issue of Vette magazine.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

they're using it in the new Corvette

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-material-2014-corvette/26249/

Article about that in the current issue of Vette magazine.

yep, that's where that useless bit of information (that keeps the other useless bits of information company in my brain) came from