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Smart materials spur additional design possibilities.

Permanent air dams can be damaged by impacts, but a shape memory alloy-activated air dam (shown) can be lowered or raised, depending on vehicle speed, weather, and other conditions. An on-demand air dam that deploys without mechanical assistance is just one example of an on-vehicle technology being put in motion through the use of a smart material.

Smart materials spur additional design possibilities.
xcel, Apr 9, 2007
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