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Your next bicycle could have titanium alloy tires like NASA’s rovers

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NASA has been developing metal tires at its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for more than seven years, spending “several million dollars” in the process. Now, the space-age tires made from NiTinol, a shape metal alloy made from nickel and titanium that springs back after being deformed, are about to cross over into the consumer space. The first application from The Smart Tire Company will be for bicycles.

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