.' Mll '. AT Strain '-' Figure 1. Tensile behaviour of stainless steel and Nitinol (schematic). Elastic deployment The enormous elasticity of Nitinol allows devices to be brought into the body through catheters or other delivery systems with a small profi le.
DRS Technologies and Israeli-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are asking the U.S. Army to consider acquiring their recently combat-tested Trophy Active Protection System, a vehicle-mounted technology engineered to instantly locate and destroy incoming enemy fire.
In The Centurions' Shield, Cypress author-publisher Raymond Sherrard offers a history of what is undoubtedly the world's most recognizable police badge: The silver-and-gold oval shield of the Los Angeles Police Department, the badge made famous by Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday in the classic TV drama Dragnet..