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A metal with a memory will shape our future on Mars
- guiambros 6y agoAlso, Nitinol Engines [1] are pretty phenomenal. [1] https://hackaday.com/2016/06/09/doc-johnsons-shape-memory-motor/ https://hackaday.com/2016/06/09/doc-johnsons-shape-memory-mo...
- ksaj 6y agoThey apparently used Niti on one or some of the early Mars rovers. In that case, they used the Sun's heat to slide open/close a glass pane to measure the amount of dust accumulating on the rover throughout the days and nights.