Nickel-titanium springs are used a lot in our daily lives, and there's also plenty of related news.

In the medical field, nickel-titanium springs are really popular. Take orthodontics for example. Nickel-titanium alloy springs are commonly used in braces. They can keep providing a stable force to correct teeth. This helps adjust the position of teeth and makes the way we bite better. Also, nickel-titanium springs are used in medical stuff like vascular stents. These stents can be easily put into blood vessels when it's cold. Then, when they're warmed up by our body temperature, they expand on their own and fit right over the diseased part. This way is less invasive and safer than traditional surgeries.

In the electronics area, nickel-titanium springs are important for connecting batteries. They can be adjusted to fit different kinds of batteries and make a stable connection with little resistance. And they're also used in some antennas that can open and close by themselves. When the temperature changes or there's some force on them, the antenna can just open up or fold back. It's so convenient.

In the car industry, nickel-titanium springs are used in the suspension systems of vehicles. Compared to regular steel springs, they weigh less, but they're stiffer and can handle wear and tear better. Besides, nickel-titanium springs can be used to make car thermostats. They can quickly react to temperature changes and control exactly how much coolant is flowing. This keeps the engine running smoothly.

In our daily lives, nickel-titanium springs have lots of uses too. For example, they're used in smart thermostatic valves. Regular paraffin-controlled thermostatic valves are slow to respond. But these memory alloy springs can sense a temperature change in just 1 second and adjust the water flow precisely. It's like getting "instant temperature control". Also, nickel-titanium springs are used in shoes that tie themselves. When you turn on the power, the nickel-titanium wire in the shoes changes shape and ties the laces for you.

There's quite a bit of news about nickel-titanium springs. Like, a research team led by Yang Chao, who's the vice dean of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at South China University of Technology and also the deputy director of a center, worked with Guangdong Hua Yi Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. They developed something called "Highly Elastic and Superelastic Titanium-Nickel Shape Memory Alloy with Original Ordered Structure and Its 4D Printing Preparation Method and Application", and it won the China Patent Award. The memory alloy from this patent has been used in lots of different fields, like in bathrooms, medical devices, and even in space stuff.

And Shenzhen Ifantai Technology Co., Ltd. recently got a patent for a "Nickel-Titanium Alloy Spring Heat Treatment Equipment". This patent will make production faster and cheaper, so more people and companies will benefit from it.

All in all, because of their special shape memory thing, superelasticity, and being safe for our bodies, nickel-titanium springs are used all over the place in our lives. As technology keeps getting better, there will be more new ways to use them and more news about them. It'll make our lives more convenient and full of surprises.

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