Nitinol: Shape Memory Material Used in Space Technologies

Doesn't it seem like pure magic? But it's not; it's entirely real. The materials you see are made from an alloy called nitinol. Nitinol is composed of nickel and titanium elements. One of the distinctive features of this alloy is its properties such as thermal shape memory and superelasticity. Nitinol is a material that can remember a specific shape when given, and it can regain that shape within a certain temperature range. This characteristic enables Nitinol to be used in significant areas such as medical devices, industrial tools, and space technologies.