In the biggest infrastructure project ever, Italy has begun the MOSE Project (MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico). Due for completion in 2016, the goal is to build massive movable gates to protect the city of Venice from the encroaching Adriatic Sea during high tides.
Researchers from Fort Wayne Metals, Fort Wayne, Ind., presented The Effects of Heat Treatment on the Properties of Shape Memory Nitinol Wires at SMST 2015.
Lumenous Device Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., provides laser-micromachining and premium finishing to the medical device and precision instrument industries worldwide.
The new journal, Shape Memory and Superelasticity: Advances in Science and Technology, now has articles to view online.
According to Norman Noble, Cleveland, Ohio, Design for Manufacturability and Concurrent Engineering can cut in half costs and time-to-market, while adding significant improvements to quality and delivery.
