Surprisingly STEM: Memory Metal Engineer

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Summary

An elephant supposedly never forgets, but apparently some metals can have a pretty good memory too! Shape memory metal engineer Othmane Benafan “trains” metal to take specific shapes when prompted. In this episode, Benafan irons out the details of how he creates alloys that can bend, stretch, and tw

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• Source collection: NASA
• License: Public Domain (US Government)
• Category: Space

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