SMART and NASA Announce First Airless Alloy Tire for Consumers

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) MARCH 17, 2021 – The SMART Tire Company, in partnership with NASA, is developing the first ever consumer application of NASA’s airless shape memory alloy (SMA) tire technology, a cutting edge, eco-friendly bicycle tire called METL™. Originally invented by NASA for use on lunar and Mars rover missions, the SMA tire is made from advanced, lightweight materials known as NiTinol+, creating a tire that is elastic like rubber yet strong like titanium, exhibiting perfect shape memory without ever going flat. …

“Shape memory alloys look extremely promising in revolutionizing the entire terrestrial tire industry,” says Santo Padula, PhD, Materials Science Engineer at NASA, “and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”

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