NiTiFe Alloys for Low Temperature Thermal Switches: Alloy Development and Prototype Testing
Prof. Raj Vaidyanathan, AMPAC and MMAE Dept, University of Central Florida, Engr-I Room 381, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816-2455 |
Biasing the Thermo-Mechanical Recovery of NiTi Thin Films Through Ion Implantation: A Technique Used to Fabricate Novel Micro-Actuators
Prof. David S. Grummon1, Dr. Thomas B. LaGrange2 and Dr. Rolf Gotthardt3, 1Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3525 Engineering Blg., East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, 2Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, P.O. box 808, Mail Stop, L-353, Livermore, CA 94550, 3Department of Basic Sciences, Institute of Physics of Complex Matter, Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL), EPFL-FSB-IPMC, Ph-Blg. Station 3, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland |
Shape Memory Actuators for Automotive Application
Mr. Francesco Butera1, Stefano Alacqua2, Giorgio Vergani3, Dr. Luca Toia3, Alberto Coda3 and Gianluca Capretti2, 1Saes Getters S.p.A., Viale Italia, 77, Lainate, 20020, Italy, 2Centro Ricerche FIAT, Strada Torino 50, Orbassano, 10043, Italy, 3SAES Getters S.p.A, Viale Italia 77, Lainate, I-20020, Italy |
The Unbearable Lightness of the Cube: Using SMA to Express Lightness, Movement and Memory in Sculptures
Dr. Rolf Gotthardt1 and Mr. Etienne Krähenbühl2, 1Institute of Physics of Complex Matter, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 3, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland, 2Atelier Romainmôtier, Rue du Collège, Romainmôtier, CH-1323, Switzerland |
Refreshment Break and Poster Viewing for Sessions 5 and 7 |