A significant increase in the research activity dedicated to high manganese TWIP steels has
occurred during the past five years, motivated by the breakthrough combination of strength …

Gras** and manipulation are fundamental ways for many creatures to interact with their
environments. Different morphologies and gras** methods of “grippers” are highly …

Nature's material systems during evolution have developed the ability to respond and adapt
to environmental stimuli through the generation of complex structures capable of varying …

A review is presented of the current research and development of shape-memory materials,
including shape-memory alloys, shape-memory ceramics and shape-memory polymers. The …

Elastocaloric cooling is a new alternative solid-state cooling technology undergoing early
stage research and development. This study presents a comprehensive review of key issues …

The brittleness and work-softening of Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs) prevent their wide
applications as structural engineering materials. In order to settle this problem, the BMG …

Smart biomaterials with the capacity to alter their properties in response to an outside
stimulus or from within the environment around them have picked up significant attention in …

Recently the Ni-hypersensitivity and toxicity of Ni have stimulated the development of Ni-free
shape memory alloys. The β-Ti alloys are the most attractive candidates for biomedical …

The authors review theoretical research on martensitic phase transformations in shape-
memory materials, with emphasis on recently derived theory and predictions of interest for …

In Au Cdalloy by Changand Readin 1951.1) Since then it had beenfound that Ti-Ni, Cu-Zn-
AI and several other alloy systems showedshape memoryef-fect and the effect was …