#6 Thermochromic & Nitinol

Automatic Smocking

Automatic Smocking The goal of this project was to incorporate Nitinol into traditional smocking techniques used in fashion garments and…

Create a shape on thermochromatic paper. You will need: the paper wires battery masking tape tape the wires onto the…

Things you will need: Wire, Fabric, Needle and Thread, Alligator Clips (battery operated), Scissors. Cut the fabric into a strip…

If you're like me, the idea of using nitinol to make an electronic smocking sample is really very exciting. The…

Using thermochromic pigment on paper and drawing with wire to create an image. Materials: paper, thermochromic pigment, wire, copper tape,…

Create a thermochromic heart by following these steps: 1. Tape down to the back side of thermochromic paper, a design…

Experiment 1 Experiment 2

Experiments with Thermochromic Paint In this experiment I use electricity combined with wire and thermochromic paint to see how much…

Today we play with thermochromic paint and nitinol ! First, here is a little video of some experimentation with thermochromic paint…

The Nitinol thread stitched on the surface of the finger sock shrinks and curls the sock upwards at 6V, making…