For anyone that wants some Flexinol(TM) Wire (that’s the SMA wire) you can find it at Jameco.

I had seen it in their catalog before, and now I might just have to get some.

Posted at 7:38 pm on Oct 3rd, 2007 by Mike Witt

yeah…i’ve been thinking of using some shape memory wire to animate some tivo antennae or something. should be pretty simple, four pieces inside a flexible tube.

Posted at 7:50 pm on Oct 3rd, 2007 by cbm5

That’s the stiquito! I remember that thing as a kid. Nitinol or whatnot wires on a flexible elastic frame; ingenious.

Posted at 3:59 am on Oct 4th, 2007 by Rager

Interesting, but is this a solution looking for a problem?

Posted at 4:22 am on Oct 4th, 2007 by lewis

I believe that it is intentioned as an air circulation method. Or at least that is what I assumed after reading their article and test photos.

I doubt it is chemically and biologically secure when closed but I can see green houses and energy efficient singular level homes using it.

But it just damn looks cool also.

Posted at 8:36 am on Oct 4th, 2007 by Morden

“3. Interesting, but is this a solution looking for a problem?”

Have you never met an architect before?

Posted at 9:42 am on Oct 4th, 2007 by twistedsymphony

Uh I believe the breathing walls refer to a special effect for say, a haunted house or room to freak out those on acid.

Posted at 11:13 am on Oct 4th, 2007 by strider_mt2k

I’d had a twisted idea utilizing this very same wire, micro controller and an interactive pron program. Unfortunately, I thought about the effects of a shorted controller stage and the subsequent effects of excess current through the wire. Needless to say, the idea was scrapped…

Posted at 1:12 am on Oct 8th, 2007 by cat_herder