Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

The idea of 3D printing ever since 1980's has agitated the research domains challenging the
conventional techniques with its inordinate efficiency in the utility of material, superior …

Strains of nearly 0.2% have been induced along 001 in unstressed crystals of Ni2MnGa with
magnetic fields of 8 kOe applied at 265 K. These stains are associated with the superelastic …

Giant magnetic-field-induced strain of about 9.5% was observed at ambient temperature in a
magnetic field of less than 1 T in NiMnGa orthorhombic seven-layered martensitic phase …

Polymer‐based magnetoelectric (ME) materials are an interesting, challenging and
innovative research field, that will bridge the gap between fundamental research and …

Molecular switches rely on various physico-chemical phenomena, and in most cases the
switching event is accompanied by a significant rearrangement of atomic positions. At the …

Abstract Development in additive manufacturing is exceptionally rapid than the expected
forecast so far and it has traced out new dimensions in engineering applications. 3D printing …

The large magnetic-field-induced strains observed in martensitic phases based on Ni 2
MnGa and in other magnetic shape memory alloys are believed to arise from a process of …

Reconfigurable antennas change polarization, operating frequency, or far-field pattern in
order to cope with changing system parameters. This paper reviews some of the past and …

Shape memory materials (SMMs) are an important group of intelligent multifunctional
materials used in civil engineering applications whose popularity is due to their unique …